Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16208
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Question
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of uncompleted Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard applications per year since 2009.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe annual Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments consist of data collected from local authorities in England, who are the supervisory bodies for authorising deprivations of liberty for adults in care homes and hospitals. The aim of this pub...
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