Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards to be reviewed as ‘shameful’ backlog hits 125,000
A government consultation has been launched to review the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards system which is ‘bureaucratic and complex’ sat the government. The result of which is over 120,000 sitting in a backlog causing ‘unacceptable distress for families’ and putting pressure on the social care system. The current interpretation of the law leads to ‘poor […]