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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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Adults, Social work leaders

Council must tackle ‘significant’ DoLS delays, says watchdog

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Children, Social work leaders

Secure children’s home bed numbers fall despite huge level of need

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Adults, Children, Workforce

How long waits for secure care are harming children already in crisis

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

‘Resource pressures’ behind decision to shelve LPS, says care minister

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Community Care

Webinar: what next for deprivation of liberty after LPS delay?

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