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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.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 11 December 2015
• Last updated: 3 April 2018
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  1. 3 April 2018

     Added link to the government's final response.

  2. 11 December 2015

     First published.

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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Department of Health response to the Law Commission's consultation on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty

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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’s provisional view of each individual proposal and mostly agrees with the DoLS model.

Following the consultation, the Law Commission published a report on mental capacity and DoLS. The report sets out its recommendations, together with a draft bill.

The government’s final response to these recommendations was published on 14 March 2018.