An introduction to the proposed replacement of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) with the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) and the changing role of Best Interest Assessor (BIA). Learn more about the new role of Approved Mental Capacity Professional (AMCP), likely timeframes for implementation, and the implications for the workforce.
The seminar will be delivered by Tim Spencer-Lane, formerly of the Law Commission and now legal adviser to the Government on the Bill to replace the DoLS. Tim was responsible for the Commission’s review of DoLS in 2017 and the review of adult social care in 2011 that formed the basis of the Care Act 2014.
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