This course is aimed at anyone who needs to know more about The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and what it means for staff groups across a range of settings. Since the replacement for DoLS, the Liberty Protection Safeguards, has now indefinitely been put on hold, there is a new focus on how to implement this important piece of legislation.
Courses can be tailor-made from the following elements:
- Why we need a Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- The meaning of Liberty in the UK in 2023
- To whom the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards might apply, and in what circumstances
- “Best interest” – and the importance of the role of the Best Interest Assessor
- The 6 qualifying requirements for a DoL application
- The difference between restriction and deprivation of liberty
- What is involved in making an application for deprivation of liberty – the role of the “managing authority” and the “supervisory body”
- The review system, and the Court of Protection and its role
- Community DoLS – changes in the regulations, via the Supreme Court judgement in the Cheshire West case
- What the phrases “continuous supervision and control” and “not free to leave” mean in a practical sense
- A range of interactive real-life case studies drawn from the Court of Protection
- Where to go for more information