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Request received for Individuals with a DoLS authorisation active on 31 March 2021 by age group, gender and ethnicity.
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This document contains tables relating to the number of individuals with a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisation in place at the end of the 2020-21 reporting year collected as part of the annual DoLS collection. The applications are broken down by age group, gender and ethnicity and are provided at national, regional, council type and local authority levels.
Timeframe: 31 March 2021
Last edited: 24 September 2021 4:10 pm