The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published this update as a result of the Supreme Court judgment on 2 June 2026. These changes to the definition of deprivation of liberty apply with immediate effect and extend across the UK.
This update is for:
health and social care staff
anyone who cares for an individual who lacks capacity to consent to their care and residence where there is or may be a deprivation of liberty
staff with responsibility for organisational policies, procedures and internal or external facing documents relating to deprivation of liberty safeguards
Excerpt from the official page. The original is authoritative.