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Annual figures show sharp rise in DoLS applications

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The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications received by councils increased ten-fold in 2014/15 – the highest level since their introduction in 2009.According to the latest annual figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), local authorities received137,540 DoLS applications between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 compared to…

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