Mental health

Following the Supreme Court decision in Surrey County Council v P and others [2014] All ER (D) 185 (Mar), a concern arose following the judgment around the practical and procedural implications for the Court of Protection of what had been agreed would be the large increase in its case-load of, deprivation of liberty cases which would follow in consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision. In order to address the increase, the Court of Protection devised a standardised, and so far as possible “streamlined”, process, compatible with all the requirements of Art 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights.