Thu 08 May
|via Zoom
TEST Legal Update
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Date, Time & Location
08 May 2025, 10:00 – 16:00
via Zoom
About the Event
Aims:
This course aims to provide an essential update on case law in relation to the role of the Best Interests Assessor within DoLS. It provides information and guidance on relevant case law and other research and policies affecting the role of the BIA.
Learning outcomes:
Consider the latest DoLS news, research and guidance
Examine the differences between a restriction on liberty and deprivation of liberty considering lessons from case law
Discuss the latest relevant case law and reflect on how this affects practice
Programme
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) update
DoLS annual statistics England
Section 21A appeals
CQC inspections of local authorities and DoLS
Case studies
Best Interests – case law
No Refusals assessment
Restrictions – the right to see people (visiting)
Risk of harm to self and DoLS
Restrictions – surveillance equipment
Hoarding and DoLS – case law
Chemical restraint update and guidance
Conditions
Relevant Persons Representative
IMCAs – which type and when?
DoLS and the Mental Health Act interface
CTO and MCA example
The course will be delivered by Steven Richards