Home > News > Social Welfare Updates

Social Welfare Updates

Our social welfare pages provide bite-sized updates on recent case-law and policy, written by Garden Court barristers specialising in adult social care, children’s services, Court of Protection (health and welfare), housing and homelessness, and welfare benefits.

Latest Updates

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Five big issues for health and social care after the Brexit vote

A report from the King’s Fund of health and social care after Brexit, released 30 June 2016.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Court of Protection Practice Direction updates: Case Management Pilot; s 49 Reports Pilot; Extension of the Transparency Pilot

Court of Protection Practice Direction updates: Case Management Pilot; s 49 Reports Pilot; and the extension of the Transparency Pilot

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Right to reside – Work as a Big Issue vendor

In Revenue and Customs v IT (CTC) [2016] UKUT 252 (AAC) (Judge Wright), 24 May 2016, the Upper Tribunal considered a claim made by a Romanian national for working and child tax credit in May 2009 on the basis that the claimant was engaged in self-employed

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Guidance on covert administration of medication

AG (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) v BMBC and SNH [2016] EWCOP 37, 6 July 2016, District Judge Bellamy. Having considered, amongst other things, the NICE guidelines on covert administration of medication, the court issued guidance for f

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Past presence test – ‘Genuine and sufficient link’ to the UK

In PB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA) [2016] UKUT 280 (AAC), 15 June 2016, the Upper Tribunal considered whether the First-tier tribunal had failed to address whether the claimant was exempt from the need to be present in the UK for two y

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Removal of respiratory support for child in minimally conscious state

Re A (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 759, 13 July 2016. The Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision that it was in A’s best interests to remove respiratory support.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 29 July 2016

Joint review of partnerships and investment in voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in the health and care sector

This is a joint Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England review of partnerships and investment in voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the health and care sector.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 25 July 2016

Southwark’s approach to accommodation and financial support of a migrant family pursuant to section 17 Children Act 1989 was not unlawful

R. (on the application of C, T, M and U) v Southwark LBC & Coram Children’s Legal Centre (Intervening) [2016] EWCA Civ 707, 12 July 2016. In dismissing the appeal, the Court of Appeal accepted that Southwark was not operating an irrational or inflexible p