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Court of Appeal confirms that private care arrangements in private accommodation amount to a deprivation of liberty

The Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for Justice v Staffordshire County Council and others [2016] EWCA 1317 has upheld the Court of Protection's decision that private care arrangements for an individual in their own home constitute a deprivation of liberty.

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Published on 18-Jan-2017
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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