Annual report on the use of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in Wales published
Published 22 Mar 2022
Jointly with Care Inspectorate Wales, we have published the annual monitoring report on the use of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in Wales.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) were developed to ensure people’s human rights are protected and maintained, and that the care they receive is in their best interests and delivered in the least restrictive way.
The Safeguards apply to people over the age of 18 who can’t consent to treatment or care in a hospital or care home. They provide a legal framework for deprivations to prevent breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Read the full report and all the key findings below.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Annual Monitoring Report for Health and Social Care 2020-21