Deprivation of Liberty in the Community After AGNI - 5 November 2026

Aims

This course is designed to enable participants to identify when applications need to be made to the Court of Protection to authorise deprivation of liberty and to comply with the requirements set down by the Court for making such applications. This course is particularly important following the changes brought in by the AGNI judgment.  

Please note: this course covers deprivation of liberty in the community NOT the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which is only relevant in hospitals and care homes. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of the day participants will have learned:

• The key legal principles governing deprivation of liberty in the community setting following AGNI

• To identify and collate the necessary evidence for making applications to the Court of Protection to authorise deprivations of liberty in the community setting

• Understand which cases will no longer amount to a deprivation of liberty in community settings with numerous case studies and examples 

• Evidence the Court of Protection will likely require to terminate a previous community DoL order

Programme

The day will include the following key topics:

• Introduction and overview of the day

• Deprivation of liberty after AGNI in the community

• How to interpret the objective element in community settings in 2026

• How to interpret the subjective element in community settings in 2026

• COPDOL11 Forms: are they still relevant?

• Capacity: assessing and collating evidence

• Best interests: assessing and collating evidence

• Deprivation of liberty: assessing and collating evidence

• Case law: examples of community DoL cases

• The Rule 1.2 Representative: identifying and practical issues

• The Court of Protection forms

• Case studies: applying learning to practice

• Practical issues with DoL applications to the Court

• Liberty Protection Safeguards - impact and update

• Further discussion and questions, evaluations and close

The course will be delivered by Aasya Mughal

Aasya is a barrister and director of Edge Training & Consultancy Ltd. She was called to the Bar in 2003 and has provided legal representation for individuals and businesses in civil litigation cases and for patients in appeals against their detention under the Mental Health Act. Aasya also gained considerable experience as an in-patient advocate working with detained patients on a number of mental health wards and also appeared before the Court of Protection in this role.

Aasya has volunteered for the human rights organisation Liberty providing legal information and advice to the public on human rights law and also volunteers her time to deliver training to families on the Mental Capacity Act through Edge.  Most recently, she has been providing guidance to charities and members of the House of Lords on the Liberty Protection Safeguards including the drafting of amendments to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill (now Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019).

She is co-author of a smartphone App, three books and four wall charts on the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards used by local authorities, hospitals, advocacy groups, universities and lawyers. These books are highly reviewed on Amazon.

BOOKING INFORMATION:

All Event bookings must be made online with payment made in full by credit/debit card.  We do not send invoices/use purchase order numbers for Event bookings for NHS delegates  (this policy does not affect our commissioned bookings)

Course access details will be emailed direct to delegate(s) upon completion of your booking.  

Includes all course materials and a certificate. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email events@edgetraining.org.uk  or call 07341 277487.