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Deprivation of liberty standards (DoLS): consultation response
DHSC response to the Law Commission's consultation on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty standards.
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Response to the consultation on how the law should regulate Deprivations of Liberty (DoLS) for people who lack capacity to consent to their care and treatment arrangements.
It sets out the government鈥檚 provisional view of each individual proposal and mostly agrees with the DoLS model.
Following the consultation, the . The report sets out its recommendations, together with a draft bill.
The government鈥檚 to these recommendations was published on 14 March 2018.
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Published 11 December 2015
Last updated 3 April 2018
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Added link to the government's final response.
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First published.