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June 2007 |
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National Care Association (NCA) welcomes
the House of Lords Judgement |
NCA has today welcomed the decision of the law lords to
reject the claim that care homes should be considered to be
statutory bodies within the context of the Human Rights
Convention.
Sheila Scott OBE, Chief Executive of NCA said today: “NCA
and its legal team at Lester Aldridge have always believed
that Care Home residents have absolute protection within
British Common Law. The Human Rights Convention applies to
government both Nationally and Locally to protect people
against abuse by the State.
More than 70% of Care Homes in the UK are owned by small
private business and inappropriate attempts to treat them
like government bodies would have placed their future in
jeopardy.”
NCA is pleased to note that common sense has prevailed in
the UK and that this will draw the matter to a close.
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