The background to this goes back to 1997 and the Bournemouth judgement. The case involved a man with severe autism and challenging behaviour, living with carers who lacked capacity to decide where he wanted to live. While attending a day centre, his behaviour deteriorated and he was informally admitted to hospital, where he was denied any contact with his carers for 3 months. The hospital felt he should remain there to be looked after, but the carers disagreed. The case eventually went to the European Court of Human Rights who...
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Margaret
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