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Definition in Statutory Guidance

of

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

from

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice

Source

The framework of safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for people who need to be deprived of their liberty in a hospital or care home in their best interests for care or treatment and who lack the capacity to consent to the arrangements made for their care or treatment.

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