All Outputs (4)

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.

Implementing a paradigm shift: implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of mental disability law (2014)
Book Chapter

The passage of the CRPD in 2006 promises a paradigm shift in the rights of people with disabilities. Implementing this paradigm shift is a major undertaking requiring the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders. The required reforms extend acro... Read More about Implementing a paradigm shift: implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of mental disability law.

Advance planning for people with bipolar disorder: a guide to making decisions about your personal welfare, property and financial affairs (2014)
Report