Working Together to Safeguard Children

In October 2017, HM Government released their Working Together to Safeguard Children document. A consultation was then held until December 2017, where they invited views on changes to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children, new child death review guidance and new regulations. In February, changes based on the consultation were made, and a […]

Government issues deprivation of liberty definition in bid to provide clarity

In the latest developments concerning the proposed replacement of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and in preparation for the amendment’s passage through the Houses of Commons later this month, the government have issued a definition of ‘deprivation of liberty’ in a bid to provide clarity to practitioners. The creation of this definition was the result […]