Supreme Court Ruling ‘Removes Safeguards’ for Disabled People, Charities Warn

Supreme Court disability ruling “biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation”

Campaign groups have voiced shock and outrage at the “biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation” following a Supreme Court ruling concerning individuals who lack the capacity to consent to their living arrangements. In a joint statement, the charities Mencap, Mind, and the National Autistic Society warned that the regressive ruling could see hundreds of thousands of severely disabled people lose fundamental human rights protections. …

Supreme Court: Disabled people can now consent to care arrangements

The judgement, which was triggered by a case brought by the attorney general for Northern Ireland, will apply across the UK.

‘The Biggest Rollback Of Disability Rights In A Generation’ – Charities Respond To Supreme Court Ruling

Share Post Share Email National charities Mencap, Mind, and the National Autistic Society have reacted with alarm to yesterday’s (June 2) Supreme Court ruling that removes the framework known as Cheshire West. They warn that it strips fundamental human rights protections from potentially hundreds of thousands of severely disabled people.   The ruling dismantles a landmark 2014 legal framework known as Cheshire …

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Supreme Court ruling ‘removes safeguards’ for disabled people, charities warn

Allowing ministers to change the legal oversight of disabled people in confinement “removes safeguards” and “makes it easier for abuse and neglect to go unnoticed behind closed doors”, charities have...