Tag: Advocates
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Autism and vulnerable client specialist advocacy
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The PDS has advocates who specialise in supporting clients with Autism. Find out how we can help.
What is neurodiversity
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People who are neurodivergent may have a condition to which s4 Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 and the Pritchard criteria apply. Neurodivergence may also be relevant to full and partial defences such as insanity, diminished responsibility or duress and to the mens rea of certain offences.