[The 4th LPS implementation newsletter was published on 29 June 2021. I reproduce the material parts of the text below; to subscribe, please email lps.cop@dhsc.gov.uk]. … Read More ›
Month: June 2021
The minutes of the May 2021 steering group were published on 25 June 2021. By comparison with the previous minutes, available on my resources page … Read More ›
The DHSC published on 25 June 2021 (on a page to be populated with more detail on a rolling basis) details of two English implementation … Read More ›
The National Mental Capacity Forum held a webinar on 15 June about preparing for the cliff-edge of 18. A recording of the webinar is available … Read More ›
The June 2021 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be making its way to subscribers. The walkthrough is here: Highlights this month include: (1) In the … Read More ›
The DHSC has today (11 June 2021) published 6 more factsheets about the LPS 1. Liberty Protection Safeguards: criteria for authorisation (June 2021) 2. Liberty … Read More ›
In Caamaño Valle v Spain [2021] ECHR 387, the European Court of Human Rights hardened yet further its stance that those with cognitive impairments can … Read More ›
What happens when the paperwork authorising a deprivation of liberty under the DoLS regime repeatedly refers to the wrong person? This question was posed before … Read More ›