What Is Deprivation of Liberty?

Briefing
Written By Bianca Botten

Depriving a person of their liberty involves the state restricting that person’s freedom in some way. A child is deprived of their liberty when the restrictions imposed are different to a restriction a parent or carer might use when caring for a child of a similar age and no one has given valid consent to those restrictions.

Bianca Botten
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