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Care Home Visits

April 8th, 2020 by James Goudie KC

In BP v Surrey County Council (2020) EWCOP 17 a care home had acted lawfully in suspending all family visits during the coronavirus pandemic. It was necessary and proportionate to derogate from ECHR Articles 5 and 8. Considering alternative means of contact and communication was imperative. An appropriate balance had been struck.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 at 9:39 am and is filed under Human Rights and Public Sector Equality Duty. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

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