October 2025: The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that LPS will replace DoLS and that a consultation on the timeline and other issues will take place early next year. An official start date for LPS to begin has not yet been given.

Below are a series of independent information sheets written by the authors of The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Handbook on LPS that can be downloaded and used by any individual or organisation. Note: The information sheets are currently being updated to reflect the recent DHSC announcement and will be added over the next month.