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New scheme to 'reduce burdens' proposed

The Law Commission has launched a consultation today on a new scheme designed to reduce ‘unnecessary burdens’ on local councils.

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By Dan Peters | 07 July 2015

The Law Commission has launched a consultation today on a new scheme designed to reduce ‘unnecessary burdens' on local councils.

It comes as local councils struggle to meet their Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) obligations – a year after a Supreme Court judgement broadened the definition.

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