On Carers’ Rights Day (29th November) Nigel Priestley was interviewed by ITV Calendar News about the rights of family & friend carers and how many are treated by local authorities.

Nigel, senior partner at Huddersfield law firm Ridley & Hall and Grandparents Legal Centre, along with Anna Jackson from the support group Carers Resource were interviewed by John Shires and Kate Walby about the Local Government Ombudsman’s damning report (‘Family Values’) on the unfair treatment by local authorities of family & friend carers.

The full interview can be seen here:

For more information about family & friend carers’ rights or to discuss any other aspect of kinship care, please contact Grandparents Legal Centre by telephone, 0843 289 7130, or by e-mail.