Information for people, family and friends
For people deprived of their liberty and their families, friends and carers
- The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Standard authorisation – your rights - summary of your rights now that the council has decided you need to stay in a care home or hospital which they have named.(LGA 2016)
- Deprivation of liberty safeguards: Factsheet 62. - covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation, what can be done if there are concerns, and the procedures and protections required (Age UK 2018)