16 Jan 2012
Looked after or locked up? Are the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards working?
When does being "looked after" turn into a case of being "locked up?"
In a joint guest post solicitors Sheree Green and Kate Jackson explore the complex and challenging Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) system.
Arguing that the theory of the safeguards stands in stark contrast to some of the reality on the ground, the solicitors outline the main problems involving the DOLS regime. Green and Jackson's firm Anthony Collins specialises in health and social care, working in VODG members' areas of activity as well as in the legal services required by service users.
