Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Deprivation_of_Liberty_Safeguards
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DoLS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:NHS_trusts
local authorities
gptkbp:appliesTo hospitals
care homes
adults aged 18 and over
people lacking mental capacity
gptkbp:authorisationType standard authorisation
urgent authorisation
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:criticizedFor complexity
administrative burden
delays in authorisation
lack of awareness
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2009
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Mental_Capacity_Act_2005_Schedule_A1
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Healthcare_Inspectorate_Wales
gptkb:Care_Quality_Commission
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mental_Capacity_Act_2005
gptkbp:proposedReplacement gptkb:Liberty_Protection_Safeguards
gptkbp:protectedBy human rights
gptkbp:provides right to advocacy
right to review
rights to challenge deprivation
gptkbp:purpose protect people who lack mental capacity from being deprived of their liberty unlawfully
gptkbp:referenceCase gptkb:Bournewood_case
gptkb:Cheshire_West_(2014)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Article_5_ECHR
gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Liberty_Protection_Safeguards
gptkbp:requires least restrictive option
must be in best interests of the person
necessary to prevent harm
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Court_of_Protection
supervisory body
gptkbp:status current (as of 2024, pending replacement)
gptkbp:type mental health assessment
age assessment
best interests assessment
eligibility assessment
mental capacity assessment
no refusals assessment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Care_Quality_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6