Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
| Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision; | DoL authorisation - review during year | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Authorisations active during year, where at least one review took place during the authorisation for deprivation of liberty, and outcome of most recent review (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of authorisations |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - duration of standard authorisation | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Duration of actual authorisation for deprivation of liberty period (days) – standard applications (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Shortest duration |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - duration of authorisation | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Duration of actual authorisation period (days) – when urgent authorisation for deprivation of liberty given (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Shortest duration |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - number of standard authorisations | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of granted authorisations for deprivation of liberty from standard applications (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of granted authorisations |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - duration of planned authorisation | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Duration of planned authorisation for deprivation of liberty period (days) – when urgent authorisation given (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Shortest duration |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - number of urgent authorisations | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of granted authorisations for deprivation of liberty when urgent authorisation given (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of granted authorisations |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - gap between completion and authorization | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed and granted applications for deprivation of liberty during year during year and number of applications by duration (days) from application completion to the start of the authorisation (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Duration between application completion and the start of the authorisation (days): |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - reasons not granted | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed applications for deprivation of liberty during year and the mean duration (days) from receiving the application to completing for granted and not granted applications by urgent / standard status, and not granted applications by reason not granted (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Mean duration from receiving the application to completing (days) – Reason Not Granted: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - granted/not granted length of time | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed applications for deprivation of liberty during year and the mean duration (days) from receiving the application to completing for granted and not granted applications by urgent / standard status, and not granted applications by reason not granted (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Mean durations of application completion (days): |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - granted/not granted | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed applications for deprivation of liberty during year and the mean duration (days) from receiving the application to completing for granted and not granted applications by urgent / standard status, and not granted applications by reason not granted (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - by gender | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Demographics | No | Number of individuals that have had at least one application for deprivation of liberty submitted and received by the council during year by gender (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - application duration shortest/longest from last assessment | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed applications for deprivation of liberty and the shortest, longest and mean duration (days) from receiving the application to completing during year: From the last assessment to application completion (days) (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Shortest duration |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - application duration shortest/longest | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Number of completed applications for deprivation of liberty and the shortest, longest and mean duration (days) from receiving the application to completing during year (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Duration in days: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - by sexual orientation | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Demographics | No | Number of individuals that have had at least one application for deprivation of liberty submitted and received by the council during year by sexual orientation (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - by ethnicity | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Demographics | No | Number of individuals that have had at least one application for deprivation of liberty submitted and received by the council during year by ethnicity (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | Total applications for DoL | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Total applications for deprivation of liberty (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - one application min by age | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Demographics | No | Number of individuals that have had at least one application for deprivation of liberty submitted and received by the council during year by age group (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - not completed by service type | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Applications for deprivation of liberty not completed at end of reporting year by CQC service type (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - not completed urgent/standard | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Applications for deprivation of liberty not completed at end of reporting year by urgent or standard cases (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - not completed by duration | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Timeframes | No | Applications for deprivation of liberty not completed at end of reporting year by duration of application (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Total number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - reason not granted | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Total number of applicatons for deprivation of liberty not granted by reason (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number not granted for: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - not granted | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Total applications for deprivation of liberty not granted (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - by age group | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Applications received during year per 100,000 adults by age group and age standardised rate (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - number per individual | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprivation of liberty per individual (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications per individual: |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - other services | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprivation of liberty from other services (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - residential care homes | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprivation of liberty from care homes – residential (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - nursing homes | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprivation of liberty from care homes – nursing (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - mental health | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprviation of liberty from mental health (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | DoL applications - acute hospitals | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Number of applications for deprivation of liberty from acute hospitals (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS | |||
| Provision; | Total applications for DoL urgent/standard | 2009 | 18-120 | 18 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | DLoS - Applications | No | Total applications, urgent and standard, for deprivation of liberty (separated by region of country and also by UK councils) |
Number of applications |
DoLS |
Overview
Aims
These official statistics provide findings for England from the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data collection. DoLS are a legal framework applying to individuals who lack the mental capacity to consent to the arrangements for their care. Where such care may amount to a "deprivation of liberty" the arrangements are independently assessed to ensure they are in the best interests of the individual concerned. The aim of this data collection is to inform users about aspects of DoLS activity, including the profile of people for whom a DoLS application was received, applications completed and their outcome, and applications not completed.
Institution
NHS Digital
Geographic coverage - Nations
England;
Start date
2009
Minimum age at recruitment
18
Sample Size
299,895
Sample
Study design
Data return
Sample details
The data is collected from local authorities in England, who are the supervisory bodies for authorising deprivations of liberty of adults in care homes and hospitals.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Local authorities
Sample size at most recent sweep
299895 applications in last year
Data
Data Access
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-capacity-act-2005-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments/2022-23
Complementary Data
None
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
None
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Additional information
Website
Notes
Related Measures
Study Code
DoLS
Reference paper(s)
Funders
NHS Digital DoHSC