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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Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)

Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)

The Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is an online data collection service and the leading source of workforce information for the adult social care sector in England.  It influences decisions made by Government, Department of Health and Social Care, CQC and Local Authorities, on issues such as workforce funding and policy change.

Why create an account?

Over 20,000 care providing locations already hold an Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) account which provides them with the opportunity to claim from the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) as well as plan their workforce needs, manage their staff training records, access a range of benefits, and also enable their data to inform important decisions which affect their businesses and the quality of care today and in the future.

How to create an account

If you haven’t already created account visit Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Data Set on the Skills for Care website or email your Locality Manager Sara Harris at Sara.harris@skillsforcare.org.uk for more details.

Last updated: 02/04/2025