The figures, published in a briefing by the Observatory, reveal that 237 applications were made by local authorities and NHS trusts to the national DoL Court in July and August. That is around 40 per cent of the 579 total for the previous year, and more than double the total in 2018 (108).
DoL applications are made to “authorise a residential placement of a young person in circumstances where their liberty may be restricted”.
The new court was launched in July by Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, in response to an increase in deprivation of liberty applications involving children since 2018.
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