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- Title:
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legal and process overview
- Description:
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This session will explore the background to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). It will consider the principles that underpin DoLS, give some definitions of key terms and conclude by explaining the overall process to be followed to obtain a deprivation of liberty authorisation. The 6 different DoLS assessments will also be introduced.
- Hierarchy:
- Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training Programme > Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training > Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legal and process overview
- Author(s):
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Rachel Griffiths
Helen Kingston
Steve Chamberlain
Julie Chalmers
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2026
- Keywords:
- 753-012, DoLS, mental capacity act, MCA, mental health, deprivation, mental health act, MHA
- Quicklink:
- 753-012
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- Title:
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legal and process overview
- Description:
-
This session will explore the background to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). It will consider the principles that underpin DoLS, give some definitions of key terms and conclude by explaining the overall process to be followed to obtain a deprivation of liberty authorisation. The 6 different DoLS assessments will also be introduced.
- Hierarchy:
- Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training Programme > Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training > Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legal and process overview
- Author(s):
-
Rachel Griffiths
Helen Kingston
Steve Chamberlain
Julie Chalmers
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2026
- Keywords:
- 753-012, DoLS, mental capacity act, MCA, mental health, deprivation, mental health act, MHA
- Quicklink:
- 753-012