A man with learning disabilities has received a six-figure settlement (£200,000) after being unlawfully detained in a care home for more than seven years. The man, who has autism, was removed from his family home aged 24 and placed in accommodation by Lancashire County Council’. Details are available on Irwin Mitchell solicitors website: https://www.irwinmitchell.com
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