Deprivation of liberty safeguards: factsheet 62

This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation, what can be done if there are concerns a deprivation of liberty is unlawful, and the procedures and protections required once someone has been deprived of their liberty.