Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16209

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Tabled: 26 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard to be processed for standard authorisation per year since 2009.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The annual Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments consist of data collected by NHS Digital from local authorities in England, who are the supervisory bodies for authorising deprivations of liberty for adults in care homes and hospitals. The ...

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