Faith Salih

Legal Challenge Into Council Decision To Close Rotherham Day Care Centre Goes Ahead

“Oaks Day Centre provides a vital public service for both those with learning difficulties that use the service and their families. Our client’s family and many other local people believe that the local authority is trying to impose a radical change in services for people with learning difficulties which will have the effect of reducing the choice of activities they can do and result in relationships being lost. “If the day centre closes, it will have a massive impact on the life of AA, and other people using the service. People have told us they don’t believe that there is enough local provision and closing services will mean a reduction in quality of life for some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Our client’s family feel that there have been missed opportunities for partnership working which could enhance day services and enable them to stay open. We are pleased that the issues will be properly scrutinised in court.”