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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: putting them into practice [SCIE report 66]

This resource describes good practice in the management and implementation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS; the Safeguards). It includes the roles of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and wider local authority governance. The resource is structured with freestanding sections on hospitals, care homes, supervisory bodies, assessors and authorisers.

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Published: 
2013
Author: 
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Publisher: 
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)