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What’s in a name? Raising the profile of deprivation of liberty safeguards

Posted by: Lucy Bonnerjea, Posted on: 9 December 2013 - Categories: Guest author, Safeguarding

If you haven’t heard of them, you’re not alone and if you have, like many, you may not like the name or fear what they imply. So what are they for? Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) are for people in …

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