[The 4th LPS implementation newsletter was published on 29 June 2021. I reproduce the material parts of the text below;… Read more
Month: June 2021
LPS Steering Group meeting May 2021
The minutes of the May 2021 steering group were published on 25 June 2021. By comparison with the previous minutes,… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards: implementation support (for England) outlined
The DHSC published on 25 June 2021 (on a page to be populated with more detail on a rolling basis)… Read more
Preparing for the cliff-edge of 18: webinar, mythbusting document and help with making applications for property and affairs deputyship
The National Mental Capacity Forum held a webinar on 15 June about preparing for the cliff-edge of 18. A recording… Read more
39 Essex Chambers June Mental Capacity Reports
The June 2021 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be making its way to subscribers. The walkthrough is here: Highlights this… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards: new factsheets
The DHSC has today (11 June 2021) published 6 more factsheets about the LPS 1. Liberty Protection Safeguards: criteria for… Read more
Voting, discrimination and legal capacity
In Caamaño Valle v Spain [2021] ECHR 387, the European Court of Human Rights hardened yet further its stance that… Read more
Substance or form? When do repeated errors invalidate a DoLS authorisation?
What happens when the paperwork authorising a deprivation of liberty under the DoLS regime repeatedly refers to the wrong person? … Read more