Information on the length of DoL orders, collected for the first time by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and published this week, reveals that of the 269 orders made from July to September 2023, 24.9% were still in place one year later.
Of the DoL orders made over the three-month period, 37.2% were in place for between six and 12 months, 18.2% for between three and six months, and 19.7% for less than three months.
Applications by local authorities for DoL orders are heard by a high court judge sitting in the family court under the inherent jurisdiction powers of the High Court. They authorise the deprivation of a child’s liberty in an unregulated secure placement.
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