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What now for deprivations of liberty?

What will the effect of the postponement of the Liberty Protections Safeguards be on local authorities? Local Government Lawyer asked 50 adult social care lawyers for their views on the potential consequences.
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A zero sum game?

The number of SEND tribunal cases is rising and the proportion of appeals ‘lost’ by local authorities is at a record high. Lottie Winson talks to education lawyers to understand the reasons why, and sets out the results of Local Government Lawyer’s exclusive survey.

Health and care regulator names two firms to panel worth up to £6m

The Health and Care Professions Council has appointed two law firms to a legal services framework worth up to £6m over five years.

The framework was divided into the following lots:

  1. Corporate advice
  2. Regulatory advice
  3. FTP (fitness to practise) case specific advice - this lot did not include FTP case preparation and presentation services, this is a separate contract not currently due to retender.

The successful firms were BDB Pitmans (lot 1) and Blake Morgan (lots 2 and 3).

The contracts were awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 65%), interview (5%) and price (30%).

The contracts are due to commence in April 2021 for four years with an option to extend for a up to a further year.

The HCPC regulates 15 health and care professions in the UK.