Deprivation of liberty

Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

Councils rack up £1.4m bill for independent best interests assessors in six months

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Adults, Mental Health, Legal

Council unlawfully deprived woman of liberty due to ignorance of Mental Capacity Act

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Adults, Mental Health

DH eyes subsidised ‘fast-track’ BIA training for social workers to combat shortage

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

‘We should welcome this Supreme Court ruling- it enshrines social work values in law’

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty

Deprivation of liberty: Social workers, lawyers and carers on the impact of a landmark Supreme Court ruling

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Adults, Mental Health

Government orders review of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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Adults, Mental Health

DH moves to tighten scrutiny of best interests assessor training standards

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads rose 10% ahead of Supreme Court ruling

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty

Adult services director: ‘It’s impossible to deal with a ten-fold increase in workload overnight’

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

How one council hopes a dedicated Dols team can help manage surge in cases

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty

Social workers pulled from casework to clear backlog in deprivation of liberty referrals

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

‘Streamlined deprivation of liberty process risks rubber-stamping local authority decisions’

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Court unveils plans to ‘fast track’ deprivation of liberty cases

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Adults, Workforce, Mental Health

New laws for deprivation of liberty in supported living to be drafted by 2017

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David Pearson

Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

‘We are getting to the point where funding is unsustainable if we want to meet need appropriately’ – Adass chief

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

Demand for best interest assessor training rockets following Supreme Court ruling

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