URGENT. Interim briefing for providers / Managing Authorities, post new DoLS legal ruling, FTAO registered managers / clinical leads
This is an interim guide only, pending further official guidance from the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC). This is not intended to constitute legal advice and is for information only. Any third party who requires clarification on the implications of the judgment and how it impacts the delivery of their service should seek their own independent legal advice.
Please disseminate this interim guidance to all staff involved in making DoLS referrals. Please consider this for all DoLS referrals going forward. If you are in any doubt, please refer to the DoLS service with the relevant information as outlined in the briefing, the NSC DoLS team will then review the referral.
Kind Regards
North Somerset Council Mental Capacity (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team