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The ‘Adjusted’ Liberty Protection Safeguards: Some Concerns

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The ‘Adjusted’ Liberty Protection Safeguards: Some Concerns

Published July 13, 2018 by Rosie Harding

The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, which has its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday 16 July will reform the Deprivation of Liberty…

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Missed Opportunities: The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Missed Opportunities: The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Published July 12, 2018 by Rosie Harding

The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL] had its first reading in the House of Lords last week. The second reading is scheduled for 16 July 2018.…

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UN Committee Concluding Observations: Emerging findings from the Everyday Decisions Project (II)

UN Committee Concluding Observations: Emerging findings from the Everyday Decisions Project (II)

Published November 10, 2017 by Ezgi Tascioglu

As the Everyday Decisions project was under way, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities completed its first review of the United Kingdom.…

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The Everyday Decisions Project was funded by the British Academy. The Supported Will-Making follow-up study and the CLARiTY Project were funded by the University of Birmingham ESRC Impact Acceleration Account. Ongoing research is funded by the Leverhulme Trust through a Philip Leverhulme Prize. The Co-Producing Accessible Legal Information Project is funded by the University of Birmingham. The research team are based in Birmingham Law School, at the University of Birmingham.