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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 27 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

My Lords, in supporting these amendments I give an example concerning Amendment 4. Recently, I had a letter about a tragic case. A baby had a boil on his behind. When his mother took him to have his polio vaccine, she queried the fact that he had a boil with the nurse. The nurse queried it with the doctor who said, ““Go ahead and given him the vaccine””. The baby developed polio through the urine in his nappy. Now, years later, the boy is paralysed but the family have had no help and are still trying. Many cases need to be sorted out early to save years of anguish.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c1270 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Children in care Alcoholic drinks Defamation Damages Costs Alternatives to prison Housing benefit Housing Health services Human rights Legal aid scheme Human trafficking Empty property Insolvency Legal costs Homelessness Abduction Newspaper press Misuse Monitoring Magistrates Negligence Probation Metals Social security benefits Sentencing Vulnerable adults Young people Social services Theft Squatting Conditional fee agreements Citizens' advice bureaux Community orders Care leavers
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
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