The DoLS statistics for England for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 were published on 22 August… Read more
2023-2024 English DoLS statistics out
Category: Deprivation of liberty
Article 5(4), community deprivation of liberty and jury-rigging a solution
Re PQ (Court Authorised Dol : Representation During Review Period) [2024] EWCOP 41 (T3), Poole J examined in some detail… Read more
Local authorities, care orders and consent to confinement – another striking decision from Lieven J
[update – the appeal against this decision was allowed by the Court of Appeal in February 2025. Judgment is awaited,… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – are we listening closely enough to the person?
Re HC [2024] EWCOP 24 is notable for the approach taken by Victoria Butler-Cole KC (sitting as a Tier 3… Read more
Intellectual disability, psychiatric admissions and Article 3 – the European Court of Human Rights raises the stakes
In VI v Moldova [2024] ECHR 251, the European Court of Human Rights considered the placement of a 15 year… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and care providers – how thick is your legal ice?
In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting… Read more
“Two Ps” – a worked out example
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
Long-term s.17 MHA leave: a further go-round (by analogy) before the Supreme Court
In Re RM Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 7, the provisions of the Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 came… Read more
Mental disorder, medical evidence and deprivation of liberty
In Stockport MBC v KB [2023] EWCOP 58, HHJ Burrows addressed two questions in relating to ‘community DoL’ applications that… Read more
Tier 4 CAMHS, detainability under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (righteous) judicial frustration
Lancashire County Council v X [2023] EWHC 2667 (Fam) was rightly described by the judge as extremely disturbing, involving the… Read more