P in Lockdown: getting in to P and getting P out – webinar recording and slides
28th May 2020
On Wednesday 20th May we were delighted to host a webinar with Clarke Willmott.
The session, chaired by Jess Flanagan and Sophia Roper, drew on the panel’s experience of difficult issues arising from lockdown, including gaining access to P by professionals (including advocates, representatives, and assessors) and families, and where it is argued that P should move from their usual residence to live with family or friends during the pandemic, and offered practical guidance across the following topics:
Remote assessments – Elizabeth Fox
a. Advocacy & RPR visits
b. Care Act & Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) assessments
c. Capacity assessments
P in the community – Rhys Hadden and Molly Fensome-Lush
a. Legal considerations – the Coronavirus Regulations and social distancing
b. Case studies – looking at issues and examples in England and Wales
Contact – Camille Ivinson
a. Family access and contact – practical suggestions, what do the regulations in England & Wales say and recent case law
b. Social media – time to relax restrictions on social media use and access to phones for some young people?
Getting P home – Emma Sutton
a. What the Court of Protection (COP) can and cannot do
b. Case law
c. What evidence will the COP need for pushing trials at home / return home
d. Discussion on what types of cases should go to the COP and what can be done pre-issue to avoid applications to the COP
Watch the recording of the webinar here
A copy of the slides is available here
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