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FREE WEBINAR – LPS: What does it mean for you and how can you get ready for the changes?

April 14, 2022
Join Rachel Griffiths for a FREE Webinar on ‘LPS: What does it mean for you and how can you get ready for the changes?’ Date: 26 April Time: 11:00am –…
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Consultation launched to improve protections for people deprived of their liberty

March 21, 2022
The government has opened a public consultation on proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, which includes guidance on the new Liberty Protection Safeguards system. It will…
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Delay to Liberty Protection Safeguards Announced

January 10, 2022
The Government has announced a delay to the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). The LPS were introduced by the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019. It will be the…
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How to Ensure that People Protected by DoLS are Happy

October 28, 2021
How do you help those who cannot consent to their care arrangements to be as happy as possible? The answer of course lies in robust care plans, which are written…
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Liberty Protection Safeguards

June 18, 2021
The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) are due to come into force in April 2022 and were introduced in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019. They will replace the Deprivation of…
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We’re leaving the EU: does that mean the end of DoLS?

July 4, 2016
Already I’ve been asked: is there any future for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), after the Referendum delivered – to the surprise of many – a decision to leave…
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A gilded cage is still a cage

June 20, 2016
This image is startling, and rather old-fashioned: I don’t think many of us see birds kept in fancy gold-plated cages any more – this seems part of history, like aspidistras…
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