Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
This course explains the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which protect adults in care homes and hospitals in England and Wales who lack capacity to consent to their care arrangements. You will learn how to apply the acid test from the Supreme Court's 2014 Cheshire West judgment, how urgent and standard authorisations work, and the rights people have to representation, review and challenge. It also covers deprivations of liberty in other settings and the delayed Liberty Protection Safeguards.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain why the right to liberty under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights matters in care
- ✓Apply the acid test to recognise when care arrangements may amount to a deprivation of liberty
- ✓Describe how urgent and standard DoLS authorisations are requested and granted
- ✓Explain the role of the relevant person's representative and how authorisations can be reviewed and challenged
- ✓Recognise when a deprivation of liberty outside a care home or hospital needs Court of Protection authorisation
- ✓Practise in the least restrictive way and keep accurate records
Course contents
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Module 1: Liberty, human rights and the law
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Recognising a deprivation of liberty
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Applying for and granting authorisations
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Representation, review and other settings
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate