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 authorisation (June 2021)

2. Liberty Protection Safeguards: the appropriate person and Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (June 2021)

3. Liberty Protection Safeguards: the Approved Mental Capacity Professional Role (June 2021)

4.  Liberty Protection Safeguards: Deprivation of liberty and authorisation of steps necessary for life-sustaining treatment or vital acts (Section 4b) (June 2021)

5. Liberty Protection Safeguards: authorisations, renewals and reviews (June 2021)

6. Liberty Protection Safeguards: the right to challenge an authorisation in court (June 2021)

The other factsheets can be found here.  My resources page gathering together materials and including video walkthroughs of the LPS and what can be done in pre-implementation is here.