Issue - meetings

Cabinet received a report giving an overview of the position regarding the legal requirements placed on the Council regarding:

·  applications to the Court of Protection (COP) in relation to people who may be deprived of their liberty in community settings;

·  the pressures on social work and legal resources since the Supreme Court ruling of March 2014 (known as the Cheshire West ruling) which dramatically increased the number of people who come within the remit of Deprivation of Liberty legislation; and

·  the potential risks of not complying fully with the law.

Resolved: That,

  i.  the legal requirements placed on the Council as a result of the Cheshire West ruling and the consequential financial implications, as set out in the report, be noted.

  ii.  the Court of Protection Prioritisation Tool, as set out at Appendix 'A', be adopted.