Community Care

At Gold Jennings we have extensive experience advising clients in an array of community care matters. 

We have a specialist team of Community Care solicitors who are able to advise in relation to following:

• Assessments under section 17 and section 20 of the Children Act 1989;
• Assessments and Pathway Plans for Care Leavers;
• Age Assessments for age disputed minors;
• Assessments of adults with care needs and their carers under the Care Act 2014;
• Failures of local authorities to provide adequate support and/or suitable accommodation to adults with care needs  and/or their carers under the Care Act 2014;
• Failures of local authorities to provide adequate support and/or accommodation to Care Leavers under section 23C of the Children Act 1989;
• Failures of local authorities to provide adequate support and/or accommodation to families/children under section 17 and/or section 20 of the Children Act 1989;
• Challenges to refusals to provide support and/or accommodation under the Care Act 2014 and the Children Act 1989;
• Continuing healthcare packages;
• s.117 mental health aftercare;
• Assisting with resettlement for children and young people leaving prison;
• Packages funded by continuing healthcare and jointly-funded packages;
• Disabled facilities grants;
• Deputyship applications in the court of protection.

We have a wide-ranging practice in the community care sector and often provide advice and deliver training to charities and voluntary groups working in this area.

We have particular expertise in advising those with no recourse to public funds, asylum seekers and victims of trafficking in relation to the above.

Legal aid may be available to assist with your claim and we have a contract with the legal aid agency in respect of community care.