Information and Guidance for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Collection period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
This document is intended for use by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (which can be referred to as CASSRs, councils, local authorities or Supervisory Bodies) and provides the information required to populate the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data collection template for the 2024-25 reporting period.
Collection description
The DoLS data collection gathers information on all DoLS applications in England on an annual basis. Data are collected 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 the 2024-25 reporting year. A case is defined as active from the moment the DoLS request is received by the council.
We consider any application to be active from the date it is received until the date it is either formally not granted or the granted authorisation comes to an end.
Last edited: 21 March 2024 12:49 pm