SINGLE MEASURE

DoL applications - duration of standard authorisation

Sweep Title: DLoS - Timeframes
Dataset: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

Question(s)

Duration of actual authorisation for deprivation of liberty period (days) – standard applications (separated by region of country and also by UK councils)

Response scale

Shortest duration
Longest duration
Mean duration

Participant age 18 - 120
Starts January 2009
Ends January 2024
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Data manager
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Past year
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)-4203