Liberty Protection Safeguards: 16-17 year olds and deprivations of liberty
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Learn more about the new legal framework, the Liberty Protection Safeguards, which will govern deprivations of liberty for 16-17 year olds where their care or treatment arrangements deprive them of their liberty.
The Mental Capacity Amendment Act (2019) introduces a new framework – the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). This webinar will give you an overview of the new legal framework that will govern deprivations of liberty for 16-17 year olds where their care or treatment arrangements deprive them of their liberty.
The LPS will bring about significant changes in practice with this age group, which practitioners and senior colleagues alike will need to prepare for. This session, facilitated by Alex Ruck Keene, will support colleagues working in situations where a young person’s care or treatment arrangements may result in a deprivation of liberty to understand how the LPS will impact on work with 16-17 year olds.
This webinar looks at:
- What is a deprivation of liberty?
- What the Liberty Protection Safeguards mean for 16 and 18 year olds
- The place of parents
- Interaction with other legislation
- Implementation for local authorities
Resources that are mentioned in this webinar:
- Deprivation of liberty and 16/17 year olds shedinar
- Who are they? Where are they? 2020 - Children's Commissioner for England
- Mental Capacity Law and Policy Liberty Protection Safeguards resources
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