Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Collects Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications received by local authorities to ensure that individuals who lack the mental capacity to consent to the arrangements for their care have the arrangements independently assessed.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- DoLS collection
- Reference code
- DAPB2101 Amd 46/2021
- Publication date
- 17/09/2021
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
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- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.
- Contact point
- Please state "Adult Social Care" as the subject heading.
Link to standard
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- Applies to
- Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
- Associated medias
- Is part of
- Adult Social Care Data Collections
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Adult
- Care
- Care setting
- Social care
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
- Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements DAPB2150
- Adult Social Care Finance Return DCB2135
- Blind and Partially Sighted People Register SCCI2155
- Guardianship under the Mental Health Act DAPB2158
- Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey DAPB2153
- Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England DAPB2169
- Safeguarding Adults Collection DAPB2172
- Short and Long Term Return DAPB2161
- Sexual Orientation Monitoring DCB2094
- Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements
Review Information
- Scope
- All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
- Contributor
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Approval date
- 24/08/2018
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data collection gathers data at individual case level to afford greater flexibility of analysis across variables such as location and demographics.
Information collected in the return will provide an estimate of the number of individuals subject to a DoLS authorisation as well as the number of active DoLS cases in England for a reporting year. A case is defined as active from the moment the DoLS request is received by the council.
Page last updated: 20 June 2024