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Deprivation of liberty safeguards: resources

Resources for local authorities to support their roles as supervisory bodies for the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

Documents

Form 1: standard and urgent request

Form 2: further authorisation request

Form 3: BIA combined assessments

Form 3A: BIA no deprivation

Form 3B: renewal with capacity assessment

Form 5: standard authorisation granted

Form 6: standard authorisation not granted

Form 7: suspension of standard authorisation

Form 8: termination of representative

Form 9: standard authorisation ceased

Form 10: review request

Form 11: IMCA referral

Form 12: notification to coroner

Details

The Department of Health and ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in England) have produced these documents to help local authorities acting as supervisory bodies for the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

ADASS reviewed the guidance following the AJ v A Local Authority legal judgement, as explained on ADASS.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2015
Last updated 25 January 2018 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Form 3B: renewal with capacity assessment'.

  2. First published.

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