The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Handbook covers key aspects of the Act including: • What is restraint and when does it become a deprivation of liberty? • Key information for staff about the rules and procedures for urgent and standard DoLS authorisations • Rights and protection for people under DoLS • The Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty and its application in care settings • Case law – over 70 court judgments are referenced and integrated into the text • Best interests assessors • Mental health assessors • Leave of absence, conveyance, absconding and transfers under DoLS • Conditions, duration and the Representative • Reviews, applications to the Court of Protection and advocacy • Safeguarding adults and DoLS • Local authorities (supervisory bodies) and their duties and responsibilities • Care homes and hospitals (managing authorities) and their duties and responsibilities • Children and young people and deprivation of liberty • Intensive care units, hospices and DoLS • The Mental Health Act 1983 and its relationship with DoLS The book also includes a series of useful tools and charts to help explain key parts of the legislation including: • Deprivation of liberty screening tool and procedure chart for care providers • DoLS overview and rights table • Guidance for care homes and hospitals on CQC expectations in relation to DoLS • Essential information regarding the completion of Form 3 for DoLS best interests assessors • Guidance for local authority authorising signatories on what to look for when scrutinising forms • The Mental Health Act 1983 or DoLS? Decision making chart and rights comparison table • How European case law and the Supreme Court ruling fit together • Timeline of case law leading to the deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Supreme Court ruling • A rights leaflet for those under standard DoLS