UK Supreme Court overturns Cheshire West ruling, removing key protections for disabled people

Campaigners have expressed 'deep concern' over a ruling by the Supreme Court that could 'fundamentally' alter the lives of hundreds of thousands of disabled people who rely on the health and social care systems.

This week's ruling has overturned a 2014 decision by the same court – which became known as the Cheshire West ruling – which had widened the definition of who would be protected by the system that protects service-users who are unable to consent to restrictions.