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Mental capacity act 2005: deprivation of liberty safeguards

Deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) resources for health and care professionals.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 11 August 2009

Includes standard forms and guidance (DoLS) for authorising the deprivation of liberty in hospitals and care homes of individuals who lack the mental capacity to consent to treatment or care they may need.

Documents

• Deprivation of liberty safeguards: resources
  • 25 January 2018
  • Form

Related documents

• Deprivation of liberty standards (DoLS): consultation response
  • 3 April 2018
  • Policy paper
• Deprivation of liberty safeguards: Supreme Court judgments
  • 14 December 2015
  • Guidance

Published 11 August 2009