The Government has recently published the consultation on the draft MCA code, including the liberty protection safeguards. This briefing is the first of a series commenting on the proposed code and was re-published by LexisNexis on 19 May 2022. As previous briefings…
The Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”) (the replacement for the deprivation of liberty authorisation regime – “Dols” – currently in place) was initially previously set for implementation by April 2022. However, the Government confirmed in December 2021 that this would not be…
The DHSC Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) newsletter (5th edition), published on 26 March 2021, confirms key updates on progress to implement LPS. The LPS team is making good progress on a draft of the proposed Code of Practice for LPS…
Back in October 2017 the then Prime Minister Theresa May announced a review of the Mental Health Act chaired by Prof Simon Wessely. That review reported in December 2018 and the Queen’s speech in 2020 reiterated the Government’s commitment to…
We confirmed in a previous briefing that the commencement of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”) in October this year to replace the current DoLS scheme had been postponed. The Government has now announced in a written statement that these should come…
As a result of the obvious need to focus on the coronavirus pandemic, there has been little reference recently to the liberty protection safeguards that were due to come into force on 1 October 2020. Although the primary legislation was passed,…
The High Court has recently given a decision[1] regarding the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction to regularise a care plan that had been put in place for a patient (referred to as AB) who was subject to a hospital order…
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords yesterday for its first reading, following a Law Commission consultation last year. The bill seeks to replace the current DoLs regime with ‘Liberty Protection Safeguards’. It recognises the difficulties inherent…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently published a report on the rise in the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) to detain people. The report identifies that: 80% of patients on acute wards are now detained detentions have increased by 40%…
Deprivation of Liberty for Young Persons (16 and 17 year olds) and Parental Consent The Court of Appeal considered whether a 16 year old boy’s parents could authorise the young person’s deprivation of liberty at a residential community placement in In Re…
