Tag Archives | deprivation of liberty

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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty

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Adults, Social work leaders

‘Chronic’ DoLS backlogs leaving many without human rights protections, warns CQC

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Children, Social work leaders

Care proceedings delays reduce but 26-week target still missed in most cases

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Adults, Social work leaders

DoLS referral numbers hit new record but practitioners cut backlog and average case timeframes

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Children, Workforce

‘A vocation, full of the best moments and some of the saddest’: a retiring children’s home manager looks back

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Adults

Deprivation of liberty court application numbers hit record high

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Adults, Social work leaders

How prioritisation tool can help councils tackle their DoLS backlogs

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Adults, Children

Master the Mental Capacity Act with the help of leading legal experts

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: the legacy of Cheshire West, 10 years on

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

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Beverley Barnett-Jones

Children, Social work leaders

Ethnic disparities in care proceedings: what the data says

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Adults, Children

Mastering the Mental Capacity Act

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Children, Social work leaders

Courts to stop monitoring regulation of unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

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Beverley Barnett-Jones

Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: ‘We’re managing risk – not helping these children recover’

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards

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Adults, Social work leaders

Annual DoLS case numbers hit 300,000 following 11% hike

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