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Volume 15, Issue 1
29 January 2010
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Review Article| January 29 2010

Mind the gap: the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in the amended Mental Capacity Act 2005 Available to Purchase

Robin Mackenzie;
Robin Mackenzie
Law School, University of Kent
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John Watts
John Watts
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Maidstone
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8782
Print ISSN: 1359-5474
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
Tizard Learning Disability Review (2010) 15 (1): 51–55.
https://doi.org/10.5042/tldr.2010.0030

Following a case in the 1990s when a learning‐disabled man was admitted to hospital unlawfully, the UK government has introduced the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards into the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This article discusses the case that was the background to the legislation, explores the safeguards, and discusses the impact on services and individuals in the UK.

Keywords:
Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Deprivation of liberty, Bournewood, Human rights
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