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Request received for Mean duration of planned authorisation for granted Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications by month for reporting years 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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This document contains a table relating to the mean duration (days) of planned authorisations for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications granted during the reporting years 2019-20 and 2020-21.
The applications are displayed at national, regional and local authority levels by the month the application was granted.
Timeframe: Between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2021
Last edited: 24 September 2021 4:10 pm