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Legal Responses to Restrictions and Deprivation of Liberty

DCC-i 2026

By Daisy Long

A practical infographic helping practitioners distinguish restrictions from deprivation of liberty and identify the appropriate MCA, safeguarding or legal response.

Infographic showing legal responses to restrictions, possible deprivation of liberty, safeguarding concerns and disputes, including MCA, DoLS, court and legal advice routes.
Resource type
Infographic
Practice area
Legal Literacy & Professional Practice

What this helps with

A practical infographic helping practitioners distinguish restrictions from deprivation of liberty and identify the appropriate MCA, safeguarding or legal response.

Tagged

  • Article 5
  • deprivation of liberty
  • DoLS and Court of Protection authorisation
  • Escalating deprivation of liberty concerns
  • Legal authorisation for deprivation of liberty
  • Legal responses to restrictive care
  • MCA and deprivation of liberty
  • mental capacity act
  • Restrictions but not deprivation of liberty
  • Restrictions in care settings
  • Safeguarding and deprivation of liberty
  • When is a restriction a deprivation of liberty
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