• MCA DOL Introductory Leaflet

The general introductory leaflet to the MCA DOLS is now available in the following languages:

   Arabic
   Bengali
   Chinese
   French
   Gujurati
   Polish
   Punjabi
   Somali
   Tamil
   Urdu

• Easy Read DOL Safeguards Consultation Paper

• ADASS DOL Safeguards Briefing

• DOL Safeguards Draft Addendum to MCA 2005 Code of Practice

• DH Letter of invitation to establish local MCA/DOL Implementation Networks

• Focus On ... March 2008
  

• Deprivation of Liberty - Frequently Asked Questions

• Deprivation of Liberty: the Bournewood proposals, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the decision in JE v DE and Surrey County Council

• Bournewood Safeguards: Draft Illustrative Code of Practice

  The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of individuals who lack mental capacity to do so for themselves. The Bournewood Safeguards apply to people who are, or are likely to be, deprived of their liberty for the purpose of being given care or treatment in hospitals or care homes.

  The Bournewood Safeguards is intended to:

- Enable people to receive the care they need
- Use of least restrictive regimes
- Prevent arbitrary decisions
- Provide Safeguards
- Provide rights of appeal
- Avoid unnecessary bureaucracy

This guidance is intended to help people understand how the Bournewood Safeguards is expected to operate in practice.

Click here to read the draft code of practice

Click on the links below to access other sites where you can find further information about Deprivation of Liberty (DOL)

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service - Department of Health Webpage

Click here to access information on Commissioning the IMCA Service

• The Department of Health has developed an implementation tool that local Mental Capacity Act Implementation Networks may wish to use when estimating the number of assessments and staff that are likely to be required in 2009/10.

Click here for the link to the Implementation Tool

 

• The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Department of Health Webpage

Click here to access this webpage

• All Local Authority Circulars - Department of Health Webpage

Click here to access this webpage

• Click here for Paul Gantley's presentation from the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Event of 11 March 2008

• Click here for Jo White's presentation from the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Event of 11 March 2008

• Click here for Hazelanne Lewis's presentation from the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Event of 11 March 2008