Deprivation of Liberty – for staff working with Children, Families or Young People

Learning outcomes: by the end of this session participants should:
• Have thoroughly explored how the Supreme Court rulings of March 2014 in the “Cheshire West” and “MIG
and MEG” cases have changed our understanding of what constitutes a “deprivation of liberty”
• Have thoroughly explored any recent Court rulings on deprivation of liberty relating to children, families
and/or young people
• Be able to explain the difference between restriction of liberty and deprivation of liberty, focussing on Article 5 of the Human Rights Act
• Understand the role and limitations of parental consent in relation to depriving a child of its liberty
• Understand the role of the Court of Protection, and the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, in
relation to the deprivation of liberty of a child or young person
• Know what to do in relation to a child (under 16) who may need to be deprived of their liberty
• Know what to do in relation to a 16/17-year old who may need to be deprived of their liberty
• Know what to do in relation to a person aged 18 plus who may be being deprived of their liberty
• Have an understanding of the “National DoLS Court” which from July 2022 has been responsible for
dealing with applications which seek to authorise the deprivation of liberty of children outside of the
scope of other legislation
• Have been updated on the implications of the Government’s decision in April 2023 to delay the
implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards

09:30 - 16:30

Please contact training@break-charity.org for more information.