Adult social care
The adult social care team offers work in the following areas:
- community care law – assessments, eligibility and service provision
- mental capacity law including Court of Protection work and deprivation of liberty cases
- mental health Law
- adult safeguarding
- charging and funding of care
- disputes about ordinary residence.
We are experienced in all matters concerning community care law. We are responsible for providing advice on statutory functions and representing the council in court proceedings.
We regularly appear in the County Court, the Court of Protection and the High Court.
We also provide assistance to other public bodies and authorities and assist with internal and external clients with any queries they may have.
Examples of work include:
- extensive Court of Protection applications to safeguard adults at risk of harm and abuse and to resolve disputes in packages of care
- applications to the Court of Protection to authorise deprivations of liberty in care packages
- successful resolution of ordinary residence disputes including recovery of care costs
