These processes are called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). They might be followed if a person needs care that involves supervision and restriction. For example, they might apply if the ...

In England and Wales, over 300,000 people are deprived ... and the person is ‘not free to leave’, then the law requires further safeguards to protect their human rights. These are currently provided ...

On 18 March a landmark Supreme Court ruling, in the cases of Cheshire West and P and Q, effectively lowered the threshold for what constitutes deprivation of liberty in care. In doing so, the ruling ...