As I leave the shed for a wee while, I have been reflecting on recent social media activity around the Liberty Protection Safeguards. Reasonable … Read More ›
Category: LPS
[The Joint Committee on Human Rights wrote on 28 May 2023 to the Minister of State for Social Care to express its view that the … Read More ›
In the most recent DOLS Newsletter published on 20 June 2023, the DoLS and Mental Capacity team at the DHSC have given the following update: … Read More ›
A Welsh Government consultation was held between 17 March 2022 and 14 July 2022 on four sets of draft Regulations which will support the implementation … Read More ›
Ahead of a webinar being hosted by Local Government Lawyer on 13 June at midday in association with LexisNexis with Graeme Kenna (Senior Solicitor, Bradford … Read More ›
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has written (by letter dated 26 May 2023) to the Minister of State for Social Care to express its … Read More ›
In light of the announcement on 5 April that a delay in the implementation of the LPS “beyond the life of this Parliament,” I have … 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 human rights in care settings), … Read More ›
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has today (22 July) published its report into Human Rights in Care Settings, following an inquiry running since September … Read More ›
The DHSC has published today (8 July 2022) a set of template forms are designed to be used at key points in the LPS process … Read More ›