I was contacted, again, by a health care professional who had been told with complete confidence that the new version… Read more
Wishing won’t make it so – urban myths around s.4B MCA 2005
Category: LPS
Liberty Protection Safeguards – a parting holiday observation
As I leave the shed for a wee while, I have been reflecting on recent social media activity around the… Read more
DHSC response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding the LPS delay and its implications
[The Joint Committee on Human Rights wrote on 28 May 2023 to the Minister of State for Social Care to… Read more
MCA update from the DHSC / MOJ – a Code update is on the cards.
In the most recent DOLS Newsletter published on 20 June 2023, the DoLS and Mental Capacity team at the DHSC… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards: Welsh Government summary of consultation responses
A Welsh Government consultation was held between 17 March 2022 and 14 July 2022 on four sets of draft Regulations… Read more
Calling adult social care lawyers (and others with strong views): LPS survey and webinar –
Ahead of a webinar being hosted by Local Government Lawyer on 13 June at midday in association with LexisNexis with… Read more
LPS delay – Joint Committee on Human Rights questions for Government
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has written (by letter dated 26 May 2023) to the Minister of State for… Read more
LPS on the shelf – what to do now: video
In light of the announcement on 5 April that a delay in the implementation of the LPS “beyond the life… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards newsflash: implementation delayed “beyond the life of this Parliament”
In a decision which will trouble many (for instance the Joint Committee on Human Rights: see its 2022 report on… Read more
Human Rights in Care Settings: Joint Committee on Human Rights reports
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has today (22 July) published its report into Human Rights in Care Settings, following… Read more