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Definition in Statutory Guidance
of
Urgent authorisation
from
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice
Source
An authorisation given by a managing authority for a maximum of seven days, which may subsequently be extended by a maximum of a further seven days by a supervisory body, that gives the managing authority lawful authority to deprive a person of their liberty in a hospital or care home while the standard deprivation of liberty authorisation process is undertaken.
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