This note has been produced to offer guidance to Councils about when the intervention of the Court of Protection may be needed in relation to welfare decisions where a person lacks mental capacity for the decision. Any decision in relation to an application to Court must be informed by the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), the MCA Code of Practice and case law. This is a short summary and overview and not legal advice, which should always be sought in individual situations.

A brief overview of deprivation of liberty safeguards, looking at what deprivation of liberty means, its practical implications, and how it may affect family members or my friends.

Brings together all new DoLS forms, which are available to download using the links provided in this page. The forms have been reduced from 32 to 13.