It has been a particularly busy day here today - which might might make up for the likely radio silence tomorrow and Thursday. Two other new items have turned up at the LSC site which I will deal with in order of priority.
This item makes it clear that instructing an Independent Social Worker, when a Guardian has not been appointed, is not an allowable disbursement.
A generic "Quality" guide - not really sure who this is for.
The generic guide is for those categories where there is little expertise available (in the shape of Peer Reviewers) to draft a category specific guide...AAP, Community Care etc, but people would be better off watching a webinar on Peer Review, if you run it again...
But is there any intent to review these firms - and do they even have panels of reviewers?
yep, am aware of such reviews;
But concede the point that they have then backtracked afterwards, given the lack of people to undertake the reviews, hence the announcement on 1st October as follows:
"Actions against the police
We’ve decided to revisit the peer review process for actions against the police and are making recommendations for its future use.
Interested providers are invited to join current peer reviewers in developing a new approach in this area.
If you’re a practitioner in ‘actions against the police’ and would like to take part in our review email Stephen Dodds with a brief outline of your suitability."