Lib Dems call on County Council to learn from Birmingham Adult Care High Court case

By The Newsroom
Published 20th May 2011, 09:07 BST
The West Sussex County Council Liberal Democrat group is today (Friday) calling on the Tory -led County Council to cease its defence of the Judicial Review initiated by the Don’t Cut Us Out Campaign following yesterdays (Thursday) High Court ruling.

Dr James Walsh, Deputy Group Leader, said: “The Birmingham judgement, on grounds very similar to the West Sussex petition presented to Councillors’ last week, stated that disabled individuals were not sufficiently considered in the application of the cuts, means that West Sussex should stop wasting £100,000 of taxpayers’ money in defending the indefensible.

“It should heed the judgement of the court, and cease its current implementation of the social services cuts, and have a thorough review of its consultation process, and of its decision to withdraw social services and grants from 4,000 vulnerable people across West Sussex.

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