Guidance: Liberty Protection Safeguards factsheets

Guidance: Liberty Protection Safeguards factsheets Information about the LPS system, which will be replacing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

DoLS is the system used to authorise the care or treatment arrangements of an individual who lacks mental capacity to consent to their arrangements. These safeguards apply when a person is ‘deprived of their liberty’ in a care home or hospital, in England or Wales. Department of Health and Social Care