My autistic son is acknowledged by the Local Authority in a report of theirs and also in an Independent Mental Health report to have the best of Care here in his home where he has lived all of his life since birth.These are part of Documents they will no doubt present to the CoP.
But Now The L.A. are claiming they have to have an Human Rights Act Article 5 Court of Protection Deprivation of Liberty Order (DoL) over my son, because my son needs 24x7 care. and has to be accompanied when out. This has been the case since birth. This is absolutely against his Article 8 Human Rights, and I expect ours his Unpaiid Family Carers of Last resort as well.
They Will Allow My son to live here as before. They have failed my son absolutely. Since He was transferred to adult services.
The L.A. Officer then at a meeting after I had explained the Care he needs told me I was threatening her, so my wife and I left her meeting. Later this same officer Kyboshed a training placement I had secured for him.
During his last two years at his school I requested the L.A. to Let my son be residential as was the rest of his class, this was to prepare him for the Training Places that was later kyboshed as before.
A residential place was obtained at his school, but the L.A. Dug in their heels and refused it. I said I will appeal, to avoid this the L.A. Education Authority refused to make a decision, as an officer said she would do so.
The Ombudsman's office said they I could not appeal a non decision.
The L.A. E.A. Lied in documents stating they were waiting for his specialist's doctors report, This they already had.
They issued a decision after 18 months or so of course it was a waste of time. and useless to his lost two years education.
I never the less obtained a training place and grants that would eventually have morphed into being residential, with any of his previous classmates of 12 years who also went to the same facility, as well as others. But this was Kyboshed as above.
This left my son at home with no help, completely off the L.A. Books and being looked after by us his Unpaid Carers of Last resort.
He was not on any medication. I personally was under a great deal of Stress by the L.A. on a completely separate matter.
My sons behaviors gradually became worse and eventually was prescribed Risperidone.
The L.A. after several years Started with 0.5 day/week respite gradually to 5 day weekly, All of their placements failed until 6 years ago I had to take over using the direct payments Act. and employed 2 Carers full time for 35 hrs a week, but after 2 years it was becoming obvious they were going to leave, and it would have perhaps my son at risk should I have started to advertise their jobs.
After they resigned I requested The L.A. help me with a better contracts of employment as I had had problems. The L.A. withheld all the funding. on the say so of the social worker. It was a good job I had some reserves when these ran down after a year as I continued with his respite as before 42 nights a year. I had Meetings after meetings after meetings to no avail.
The L.A. Restarted paying for the respite but the funding for carers is still being withheld, it must total 100k so far.
Not only is it against our family's rights, My son who has never Committed any Crime will have the same status as Madman to be locked away, For ever. A life sentence. They could ship him anywhere they deemed fit. Especially if it saved Money.
Should my son die, even at home here with a DoL order . The Coroner will State " That death occurred whilst in Legal detention".
This applies to every autistic person being "in care". They could in theory be shipped anywhere to save money.
Did you hear the Radio 4 "File on 4" BBC i player app for 7th October 2018 Transforming Care is it working, of how autistic people can be locked away miles from home.
There is also the "Winterbourne Report easy read". if you google that to see what can happen to autistic people like my son.
