Tag Archives | deprivation of liberty

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Children, Social work leaders

Multiple and complex needs found in backgrounds of children deprived of liberty

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Older people unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals because of poor DoLS practice, warns CQC

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Adults, Social work leaders

UPDATED: October 2023 date for Liberty Protection Safeguards ‘incorrect’

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Children, Social work leaders

Almost 250 deprivation of liberty applications for children in first two months of national DoLs court

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Adults, Social work leaders

DoLS caseloads hit record levels

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Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: rules helping authorities place children across border in Scotland come into force

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Children, Social work leaders

National DoLs court launched to handle children’s deprivation of liberty cases

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Adults, Social work leaders

Man unlawfully deprived of liberty gets £355,000 council payout

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Liberty Protection Safeguards: consultation launched on implementation and new MCA code

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Adults

Liberty Protection Safeguards consultation ‘to launch early 2022’, but new target date unlikely

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Adults

The state of play with deprivation of liberty in the community

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Adults, Workforce

Five key steps to assessing capacity

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Resources to resolve your mental capacity and DoLS practice issues

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Adults, Mental Health

Greater clarity for social workers on legal definition of deprivation of liberty as case settles

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Adults, Mental Health

Council faces bill of over £100,000 for unlawfully depriving 90-year-old of liberty

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