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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Isobel Frodsham

Government will not challenge court ruling on care home discharge policies

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The Government has said it will not be appealing against a High Court ruling which stated its care home discharge policies were unlawful.

Last week, the High Court ruled policies in March and early April 2020 were unlawful because they failed to take into account the risk to elderly and vulnerable residents from non-symptomatic transmission of coronavirus.

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