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Liberty Protection safeguards
LPSs protect the rights and wishes of adults who are or need to be deprived of their liberty to enable their care or treatment and lack the mental capacity to consent to their arrangements. LPS will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system in 2022.
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0 Introduction
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1 Reflecting on values and bias within mental capacity decision-making
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2 The history and current context of mental capacity legislation and policy
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3 The concept of mental capacity
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4 Best interests
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5 Supported decision making
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6 Deprivation of liberty: human rights
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7 MCA in clinical decisions for care and treatment
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8 MCA and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) role
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9 Conclusion