Guidance from a judge: relevant factors to consider when considering applications to deprive children and young people of their liberty in an unregulated setting.

Over the last decade, there have been considerable and consistent concerns expressed by judges about detaining children and young people in inappropriate, unregulated placements. Social work professionals involved in making deprivation of liberty order applications will benefit from reading this new guidance on what judges will be thinking about when considering such applications. You can find the guidance at the link below:

Judiciary unregulated placements (1).pdf

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