Deprivation of Liberty Checklist

The Deprivation of Liberty Checklist is a form designed to assist you in determining the extent of confinement and deprivation of liberty that a young person may be experiencing. By answering these questions, you can implement appropriate safeguards (DOLs) to limit their freedom and guarantee they are subject to independent review.

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Deprivation of Liberty Checklist

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Deprivation Of Liberty

5. is the state responsible for the confinement? (This means that a public authority is either directly involved in the care arrangements or ought to know of the deprivation of liberty? Examples will be a child who is resident in a residential unit or foster carers home and they are confined or a social worker visits a child’s home and sees evidence of confinement.

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Deprivation of Liberty Checklist

1. Young Person’s Name:

2. PER Number:

3. Legal Status:

4. Age/DOB:

1. Is there a potential Deprivation of Liberty?

2. Is the person confined? (The confinement questions below will help you make that decision).

3. Is the young person able to give consent to the confinement?

4. Who can give consent? (NB – a) this maybe themselves, their parents or carers, otherwise this maybe the Trust.

1. How much greater is the intensity of the supervision, support and restrictions?

2. Can the person go out of the establishment without the carer’s permission?

3. Can they spend nights away?

4. To what extent is the person able to control their own finances?

5. Can the person choose what to wear and buy their own clothes?

6. To what extent do the rules and sanctions differ from non-disabled age appropriate settings?

7. Are their regular private times, where the person has no direct carer supervision?

8. What is the carer to person ratio and how different is this to what would usually be expected of someone of that age who is not disabled?

9. Is physical intervention used?

10. How structured is the person’s routine compared with someone of the same age and relative maturity who is not disabled?

11. To what extent is contact with the outside world restricted?