The area of Best Interests and Deprivation of Liberty is extremely complex and constantly evolving.

The Supreme Court provided a very important judgment on 19 March 2014 in relation to deprivation of liberty which is of major importance to residential care providers, social services and health departments. In ‘P v Cheshire West and Chester Council; P and Q v Surrey County Council [2014] UKSC 19’ the Supreme Court established an acid test, if ‘P’ is under constant supervision at all times and is not free to leave then they are derived of their liberty.

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