Kent County Council and Medway Council have separate DOLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) services for receiving and processing DOLS applications.

Kent County Council residents

For DOLS advice and support (or to send in a DOLS assessment or authorisation form) for people who are ordinarily resident in Kent:

Phone
03000 41 57 77
We are open 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Address
Kent Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Service
Kent County Council
4th Floor Invicta House
County Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1XX

Medway Council residents

For people who are ordinarily resident in Medway, contact: