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The National Audit Office has attacked a lack of transparency, consistency and accountability in the use of compromise agreements in the public sector.
Read more: NAO slams "unacceptable" lack of transparency on compromise agreements
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Andrew Parsons considers a recent ruling on the application of the approriate treatment test under the Mental Health Act (as amended).
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The High Court has issued an important ruling on a patient's capacity to consent to termination. The Court of Protection team at 39 Essex Street analyse the judgment.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a warning to organisations that use fax machines to send out sensitive information after the watchdog fined an NHS trust £55,000.
Read more: ICO fires warning on fax use after fining NHS trust £55,000