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Goodbye DoLS? Government Confirms Plans to Bring in Liberty Protection Safeguards

In this blog, Pam Smart, an experienced social worker and Best Interests Assessor at trix, reflects on the unexpected announcement that the Government will move forward with the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), the system set to replace the much criticised Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Read More