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11 May 2009
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Review Article| May 11 2009

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in people with learning disabilities — a philosophical perspective Available to Purchase

Max Pickard
Max Pickard
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Online ISSN: 2042-8332
Print ISSN: 1753-0180
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2009
Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (2009) 3 (1): 18–22.
https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200900005

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are due to be implemented imminently. This legislation serves as an extension of the Mental Capacity Act designed to close the ‘Bournewood Gap’ and is of particular relevance to learning disability services. This article discusses the DoLS from a legal, philosophical and ethical perspective.

Keywords:
Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Liberty, Bournewood, Detention, Learning disability, Intellectual disability
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