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Response Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty: a consultation paper Ref 3315 November 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Katherine Hill (katherine.hill@ageuk.org.uk) Age UK Tavis
Older people and deprivation of liberty in care homes Contents 1: Introduction 3 2: Recommendations 5 3: About the research 7 How the research was conducted 7 4: What are the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards ... were DoLS introduced? 8 Current DoLS procedure 8 5: DoLS fails to protect human rights due to a lack of resources 9 Funding for DoLS does not meet the demand for DoLS applications 9 Resource pressures at
Page 1 of 34 Factsheet 62 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards March 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental ... decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation
Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 62 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards March 2020 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental ... decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation
Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 62 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards March 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental ... decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation
Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 40 Deprivation of assets in social care September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at deprivation of assets, which can be an issue when a local authority carries ... also explains how to challenge a deliberate deprivation decision made by a local authority. A local authority can look at whether you have removed your assets from its reach to avoid paying a contribution
Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 40 Deprivation of assets in social care September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at deprivation of assets, which can be an issue when a local authority carries ... also explains how to challenge a deliberate deprivation decision made by a local authority. A local authority can look at whether you have removed your assets from its reach to avoid paying a contribution