Figures published by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, which monitors data produced by the DoL Court, reveal that there were 762 DoL applications in the six months since its operations began, covering the period from July to December 2022. This surpassed 2021’s annual total of 579 applications.
DoL applications seek to permit a residential placement of a young person in circumstances where their liberty may be restricted.
On average, there have been 114 DoL applications per month, more than double the previous year’s monthly average of 48. In January alone, there were 125 applications submitted to the court.
According to the Observatory, August saw the highest number of DoL applications involving children, with 131 submitted.
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