Thousands of children with disabilities will now have more legal protection against schools excluding them. This follows a landmark case involving the parents of a teenager with autism. Solicitor Polly Sweeney: the decision will give disabled children the “same safeguards, protections and rights” as other pupils. The case focused on preventing schools excluding pupils over […]
Read MoreThe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR effective May 25th 2018) imposes strict obligations on those who handle data. Here at Team Teach Ltd we take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your own trainer account and to provide the products and services you have requested from us. We do not […]
Read MoreThe Health Minister has endorsed the Law Commission’s recommendations to replace the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) with Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). The Mental Capacity Act 2005 currently applies to all persons over 16 who are detained in a hospital or care home for the purpose of care or treatment, in circumstances which amount […]
Read MoreDeprivation of liberty includes actions to restrict a person’s liberty or freedom of movement, whether or not that person resists. Some individuals will not offer any objection and may agree with, or even ask for, their movement to be restricted in this way. However, such actions may still amount to a “deprivation of liberty.” Monitoring […]
Read MoreKennedy (Appellant) v Cordia (Services) LLP (Respondent) (Scotland) [2016] UKSC 6 On appeal from [2014] CSIH 76 – 10 February 2016 It might have implications for schools and residential homes where staff are at risk from bites, blows and kicks from children and young people. This case involved a member of staff who slipped on […]
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