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Her treatment at and around the meeting was deplorable
— might safeguarding itself constitute abuse? | | Author(s) | David Hewitt |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 15, no 2, 2013 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 96-106 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Protection [vulnerable adults] ; Elder abuse ; Court of protection ; Local Authority Agencies ; Failure ; West Sussex ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | The objective of this study was to report and analyse a recent case in which the safeguarding procedure adopted by one local authority was criticised by the High Court. It also sought to identify key lessons to be learned. The paper considered the judgment handed down in the case, set out its key points and aimed to place the proceedings and the concerns they revealed in their context. In its conduct of one safeguarding enquiry, West Sussex County Council acted unlawfully, in a manner that breached natural justice and a legitimate expectation to which it had itself given rise. The case raised a number of concerns. It was also consistent with a suspicion that some practitioners, and even some judges, have begun to express that on occasions, the safeguarding process itself might constitute a form of abuse. This is believed to be the first time that such a case has been analysed in such detail, and also the first time it has been placed in the context of those concerns. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130426203 A |
| Classmark | CA3G: QNT: JVC: PD: 5HP: 8WE: 69P |
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