Last updated:
4th November 2026
Useful websites
The following websites provide useful information about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS):
- 39 Essex Chambers: health, welfare and Deprivation of Liberty
- Mental Capacity and Law and Policy
- The Law Society: understanding when someone is deprived of their liberty
- ADASS (director of adult social services): priority tool aimed at councils to respond to DoLS requests
- Edge training and consultancy Ltd: offer free training to families
