Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

DoLS are a legal framework applying to individuals who lack the mental capacity to consent to the arrangements for their care. Where such care may amount to a "deprivation of liberty" the arrangements independently assessed to ensure they are in the best interests of the individual concerned (see https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-capacity-act-2005-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments/2020-21, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-forms-and-guidance )