Multiple Marriages Cause Inheritance Issues
With more and more people getting married later in life, sometimes for the second and possibly for the third time, it can have an inheritance impact on the dependants of previous marriages. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the number of brides and grooms aged 65 and over went up by 46% […]
Over 3,000 DoLS Requests Ignored By Local Authority
Budget cuts and funding restrictions could be responsible for unlawfully detaining vulnerable people deprived of their liberty as local council’s have been forced to create their own guidance ranking Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (DoLS) requests. Due to financial pressures, Staffordshire Council restricted DoLS requests so that only cases considered high risk were considered. According to […]