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Reforming the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS): what is it exactly that we want? (2014)
Journal Article

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) are the rules by which people who lack mental capacity can be deprived of liberty, most commonly in care homes or hospitals but also in supported accommodation and in the community more broadly. The prese... Read More about Reforming the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS): what is it exactly that we want?.

Good act, poor implementation: the report of the House of Lords Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2014)
Journal Article

The House of Lords Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 reported on 13 March 2014. This paper considers the findings and recommendations of the Committee, and in particular its two key recommendations – the establishme... Read More about Good act, poor implementation: the report of the House of Lords Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005.