WHITEHALL

Hunt in court fight over DoLS

A cross-party coalition of councils is taking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to court over his government’s failure to fully fund deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS).

article-author
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

A cross-party coalition of councils is taking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to court over his government's failure to fully fund deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS).

The judicial review is being led by Liverpool City Council and backed by Labour colleagues at Nottinghamshire CC, as well as Conservative-controlled Shropshire Council and Richmond upon Thames RLBC.

Dan Peters

Popular articles by Dan Peters

  1. Rayner: Prescott was an inspiration to me
  2. New anti-social behaviour powers planned for councils
  3. Commissioners not ruled out despite envoy appointment
  4. Woking's debt hits £2.1bn

SUBSCRIBE TO CONTINUE READING

Get unlimited access to The MJ with a subscription, plus a weekly copy of The MJ magazine sent directly to you door and inbox.

Subscribe

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Login

Already a subscriber?

Dan Peters

Popular articles by Dan Peters

  1. Rayner: Prescott was an inspiration to me
  2. New anti-social behaviour powers planned for councils
  3. Commissioners not ruled out despite envoy appointment
  4. Woking's debt hits £2.1bn
footer-logo

©2024 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408