Community Care
Community Care Lawyers London
Community Care Law involves challenging decisions made by social services or, in some cases, a government department, where it is considered that they have acted unlawfully in how they are providing or funding services to children, young people, and elderly, vulnerable or disabled adults.
“Osbornes are always very good at dealing with complex cases. They are a very knowledgeable and experienced team.”
“The administrative and public law team at Osbornes are highly experienced with a consistently high standard of work. They have tackled some of the most important recent public law cases involving housing and social welfare issues.”
Specialist Community Care Lawyers
Our community care team can provide you with expert legal advice and assistance on a range of community care issues and challenges. We can support you through the process to ensure that you and your family receive the support and care which you need or are entitled to.
What decisions can you challenge?
As we know, funding for social care is already under considerable financial pressures and has been affected by cuts to budgets. As a result, those who are in need of support and care often find themselves lacking or without.
Children social services – we can advise and assist on a wide range of matters including:
- Requesting s.17 Children Act assessments in relation to duties owed towards children and their families
- Securing accommodation for children in need under s.20 of the Children Act.
- Challenging social services’ assessments by bringing a judicial review claim, where necessary.
- Securing relevant support and suitable accommodation for care leavers
- Helping families without recourse to public funds to access support and housing
Adult social services – we can advise and assist you with various matters including::
- Challenging Care Act assessments
- Requesting urgent interim accommodation pending assessment
- Dealing with disputes relating to level and type of care required
- Securing adaptations to your home
- Securing support with housing and welfare for people in the UK who have no recourse to public funds
- Care Home and nursing home assessments or placements
- Challenging incorrect or unfair care charges or other funding issues
- Assisting migrants who are being denied access to NHS healthcare or wrongly charged.
- Provide assistance in relation to decisions regarding NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Our specialist community care solicitors consider and deal with all types of community care issues. Our team have wide experience in bringing judicial review claims in the High Court.
Bringing a Judicial Review
Please contact us immediately if you require advice or assistance with challenging an assessment. In most cases there is a 3 month deadline from the date of the decision in question to bring a claim for judicial review claim.
"The team has a specialism at the intersection with community care law, acting for vulnerable clients that lack capacity in housing matters."
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