A young man is challenging the High Court's "lawful" nod to his Care Act assessment.
Capacity is decision-specific and time-specific - yet it's still routinely assessed as if it were a permanent setting on a person.
Section 117 aftercare is a free-standing duty owed jointly by the local authority and the ICB.
A 2026 Supreme Court ruling has redefined what counts as a deprivation of liberty - removing the "acid test" that had governed the area for over a decade.
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