New LPS legislation expected on Oct 1, 2020, DHSC confirms
The DHSC has confirmed its intention to implement the new Liberty Protection Safeguards system on Thursday 1 October 2020. Implementation is subject…
Legislation
‘Son of DOLs’ bill reaches final stages
The very slow-motion game of Parliamentary ping-pong in the final stages of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill continues, says capacity legal specialist…
Guidance on lift door unlocking keys
There have been several serious accidents, and at least one fatality, over the past few years involving opening the landing doors on…
Mental capacity code of practice announced to ease Bill’s final passage
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has announced plans to introduce a code of practice for mental capacity assessments in an effort to appease…
Health data processors are a key target for GDPR enforcement, legal expert warns
Illegal processing of sensitive data, in particular large amounts of health data, carries a high risk of enforcement action under the General…
GDPR whistle-blowing up 165pc since May
The number of whistle-blower reports received by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about potential data breaches at businesses has increased 165 per…
Have your say on the ‘son of DoLS’ Bill
Care home managers with views on the ‘son of DoLS’ Mental Capacity (Amendment) [Lords] Bill are invited to submit written comments to…
ICO begins action against 25 care homes for failure to pay new data protection fee
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against 25 care homes that have failed to pay the data protection…
Lords put care home checks in place in mental capacity Bill
New safeguards aim to reduce conflict of interest in mental capacity assessments in care homes, legal specialists have said. Summarising the final…
Care homes issued with final consumer law guidance
The Competition and Markets Authority has published the final version of advice for care homes about their obligations under consumer law. This…