The WLR Daily case summaries
[2021] WLR(D) 540
Court of Appeal
Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others (Institute of Registered Case Managers and another intervening)
[2021] EWCA Civ 1527
2021 July 29; Oct 22
Lord Burnett of Maldon CJ, King, Baker LJJ
Mental disorder— Court of Protection— Criminal offence— Vulnerable adult male with disability desiring to experience sexual relations with sex worker, having capacity to consent to sexual relations but unable to make arrangements— Whether criminal offence for care workers to make necessary arrangements for vulnerable adult to experience consensual sexual relations with sex worker— Whether by making arrangements care workers would "cause" vulnerable adult to engage in sexual activity—
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c 42), s 39