Mental Capacity Act

Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty
Nine-fold hike in Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads confirmed by official figures

Adults, Workforce, Mental Health
Care homes ‘lack confidence’ in applying Mental Capacity Act, finds review

Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
Half of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards cases breaching legal timescales
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘The Supreme Court Dols ruling was right but an impossible workload is diluting advocacy’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty
‘My partner’s growing Dols workload is pushing her to exhaustion’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘We should welcome this Supreme Court ruling- it enshrines social work values in law’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘Streamlined deprivation of liberty process risks rubber-stamping local authority decisions’
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