The Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty

You may be aware that the Supreme Court has recently issued a judgment which significantly changes the legal approach to determining whether a person is deprived of their liberty. The judgement can be seen here A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 o….

We would encourage you to familiarise yourselves with the judgment and carefully consider the implications for your services and practice. Please see the following links for further information: CQC statement on the Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty - Care Quality Commission and 2026-UKSC-16-Summary-for-website.pdf.

We ask that you refer to this updated position when making any new referrals to the DoLS team.  In addition, as the change came into effect immediately from 2 June, please review any recent DoLS referrals you have made. You should consider whether, in light of this revised approach, any of these referrals may no longer be appropriate.

We hope this offers reassurance whilst we wait for additional National guidance to be disseminated.  At this stage we don’t have further information, but if you have a specific query, you can contact the MCA DoLS Duty Team at Dolforms@essex.gov.uk

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Short Term Assessment Tool

ANDI by 2ic Care

We would like to introduce you to ANDI. a Short Term Assessment tool being used by Adult Social Care in Essex to help support decisions in more complex situations. 

ANDI, by 2iC care uses a number of sensors, including motion, door and plug sensor to monitor a property and help social care professionals make informed decisions on what care a person requires. 

we have put together a short series of videos to help understand what Andi is, how it can be used and how it can support you in right sizing the type of care required.

What is ANDI?

How does ANDI work?
What can I do with the data?

 

How does ANDI know what is going on?

What if something goes wrong?
Last updated: 20/11/2025