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Chiefs' fury at 'long overdue review' of DoLS

Adult social service directors have expressed their frustration at the speed of the Law Commission’s ‘long overdue’ review of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

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By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

Adult social service directors have expressed their frustration at the speed of the Law Commission's ‘long overdue' review of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

According to a recent report by the Care Quality Commission, the number of applications for DoLS has increased tenfold after deprivation of liberty was freshly defined by the Supreme Court.

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