...Jim Rogers; Lucy Bright Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a research project which investigated the approaches of different groups of assessors to the mental capacity assessments which are required to be conducted as part of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS...

... months into her stay at the home, an application was made to the local authority for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Standard Authorisation for Mrs A This followed a number of incidents where she had displayed a persistent desire to leave the unit without thought of risk and vulnerability...

...Tim Spencer-Lane Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the readership to the consultation being held by the Law Commission concerning proposed revisions to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Design/methodology/approach – Discussion of the consultation being held...

...David Hewitt Purpose This paper seeks to consider the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and, in particular, the extent to which the functions of supervisory bodies can, or should be, performed as part of wider “safeguarding” responsibilities. Design/methodology/approach The paper...