Closing the Gap - Rhys Hadden, Hilton Harrop-Griffiths and Jonathan Cowen analyse the impact of DOLS
- Article date: 17/02/2010
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 have been in place since 1 April 2009 and have featured in three reported cases, each of which is of interest to local authorities, whether in their role as supervisory bodies, managing authorities or assessors for Primary Care Trusts.
In the first of a two-part series, Rhys Hadden, Hilton Harrop-Griffiths and Jonathan Cowen analyse the three leading judgments since the new regime came into force and predict a steep learning curve.
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