Improved Safeguarding and Protections for Vulnerable People

Government to Launch a Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards

Vulnerable people lacking the mental capacity to make decisions about their care are expected to benefit from major changes to safeguarding and protections, following a consultation announced by the government. The proposed Liberty Protection Safeguards aim to deliver improved protection and an easier and improved system to allow carers, psychologists, social workers and families to provide care to vulnerable people in circumstances that amount …

Government will replace DoLS with Liberty Protection Safeguards

The government will implement the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), it announced today. It will consult on introducing the LPS, alongside a much updated Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice, in the first half of next year, seven years after legislation to enact the new system was passed. The news marks an apparent shift in the government’s position, with care minister Stephen Kinnoc…

Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people

Government to launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people.