Hearings
England & Wales
14 Jun 2011 [2011] EWHC 1330 (Fam), Ct of Protection (Baker J)
09 Nov 2011 [2011] EWCA Civ 1257; [2012] PTSR 1447; [2012] 1 FLR 693; [2011] WLR (D) 325, CA (Pill LJ, Lloyd LJ, Munby LJ)
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P
See also
Subject Matter
MENTAL DISORDER — Incapable person — Deprivation of liberty — Adult with severe physical and learning disabilities lacking mental capacity to make decisions as to care and residence — Local authority placing adult in residential care home and preparing care and intervention plan — Plan identifying challenging behaviour on adult’s part including placing continence pads and contents in mouth and ingesting — Plan suggesting member of care home staff restrain adult while another clears mouth — Staff dressing adult in all-in-one body suit preventing him access to continence pads — Whether restraining methods amounting to deprivation of liberty — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 5
[2011] EWCA Civ 1257; [2012] PTSR 1447; [2012] 1 FLR 693; [2011] WLR (D) 325, CA
Appellate History
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2011] EWHC 1330 (Fam), Ct of Protection
Decision of Baker J reversed
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2011] EWCA Civ 1257; [2012] PTSR 1447; [2012] 1 FLR 693; [2011] WLR (D) 325, CA
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2011] EWCA Civ 1257; [2012] PTSR 1447; [2012] 1 FLR 693; [2011] WLR (D) 325, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
Surrey County Council v P (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2014] UKSC 19; [2014] AC 896; [2014] 2 WLR 642; [2014] PTSR 460; [2014] 2 All ER 585; [2014] WLR (D) 140; Case details, SC(E)