John Hemming MP: Court of Protection must be reformed - Telegraph
The lack of transparency conceals the second problem with the Court of Protection, which in the same way as much of Family Law relies upon the opinions of individual experts. The opinion of a single social worker that someone does not have the capacity to decide where they live is sufficient for someone to lose their freedom, in secret and without the right to a second opinion.
This problem of process and the appointment of the Official Solicitor as a litigation friend is not limited to the Family Division.
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