Deprivation of liberty solicitors
No-one should be deprived of their liberty without lawful authority or justification.
Just as the law seeks to protect vulnerable people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, by way of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, guidance and policies in relation to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children and with reference to human rights, there are now specific safeguards in place for those people who maybe deprived of their liberty in a care environment.
Known as the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, they provide a comprehensive and systematic approach to decisions taken by particular public bodies providing care and support services for vulnerable people without capacity to make decisions for themselves which are designed to protect them with reference to the broad principles of best interests, safeguarding and the right to liberty set out in Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The way in which such public bodies approach a deprivation of liberty issue can often appear complicated but again we have the expertise and experience of working in the care environment to be able to advise you.
We have extensive expertise in pursuing human rights, best interests and public law arguments in relation to the provision of care and support services and deprivation of liberty, with years of experience of pursuing legal proceedings be they Judicial Review, in the Court of Protection or proceedings in the European Court of Human Rights.
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