A gilded cage is still a cage: Cheshire West widens 'deprivation of liberty'.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.151357.
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Abstract
The Supreme Court's recent judgment in Cheshire West has clarified, and broadened, the legal definition of deprivation of liberty, with the new definition reflecting the fact that human rights apply to everyone in the same way. The widely criticised Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards need to be replaced: recommendations for reform are set out.
Medical subject headings
- Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
- Freedom
- Mental Competency