Solicitor in the Human Rights dept @ Leigh Day, trustee @maxability2 👊⛰🌍
Jun 27, 2022 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
As @MoJGovUK publishes its draft #VictimsBill, it's a good opportunity to review how rarely learning disabled & autistic victims of crime see any "justice".
Thread 🧵
1/ The purpose of the Bill is to improve "the end-to-end support for victims of crime" so that they can cope & recover from crime, and engage with the criminal justice system (CJS).
A short thread 🧵 about Samuel & Jacob's case, and the use of #restraint against children with autism, learning disabilities or #SEND.
The parents Annie & Mark aren't on Twitter but want to raise as much awareness as possible.
leighdaylaw.info/3tHEuoZ1. We brought a civil & #HumanRightsAct case against Kent County Council for the use of mechanical restraint chairs against Samuel & Jacob while they were at a specialist primary school for autistic children, Five Acre Woods School.
Mar 25, 2022 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Pleased to speak to @bbcsoutheast about the experiences of my clients Sam & Jacob who were subjected to mechanical restraints at an autism specialist school.
@CBFdn@mencap_charity@AQuinnUnbroken
This is an opportunity to reflect on the dismal position faced by learning disabled and / or autistic people who are victims of crime & abuse. Far too often, there is no justice in the criminal justice system for them.
