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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Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service (1)

Essex County Council is striving to increase apprenticeships within the county, providing quality opportunities for learning and development to strengthen the Essex economy. The council's Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service allows levy payers to use unspent levy to support the apprenticeship training costs for smaller businesses.

Levy-paying employers: Don't let your apprenticeship levy go to waste—fund an apprenticeship by gifting part of your levy. Use the Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service to make the process quick and easy. Levy-paying employers who have exhausted their levy funds can also apply for a levy transfer to continue supporting apprenticeships.

Non-levy-paying employers: Use the Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service to receive help to fund apprenticeships.

The online system makes the process easy, and there is also a dedicated team to support you during this process. Visit the website for more details using the link below or contact the team directly at apprenticeship.hub@essex.gov.uk

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