Deprivation of liberty orders in Herefordshire
Case reference FOI2025/01129
Received 11 June 2025
Published 8 July 2025
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide the following information about deprivation of liberty orders?
How many deprivation of liberty orders for under 18s were applied for by the authority from 2020-2025? Please could this be broken down by year - with 2025 please provide figures from the start of the year to now?
How many deprivation of liberty orders for under 18s were granted to the authority from 2020-2025. Please could this be broken down by year - with 2025 please provide figures from the start of the year to now?
What was the longest deprivation of liberty order granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
What was the shortest deprivation of liberty order granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
What was the average length of deprivation of liberty orders granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
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Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide the following information about deprivation of liberty orders?
How many deprivation of liberty orders for under 18s were applied for by the authority from 2020-2025? Please could this be broken down by year - with 2025 please provide figures from the start of the year to now?
Answer: Please see the table below.
Year Number of DOLS applications for under 18’s
2020 10
2021 4
2022 8
2023 9
2024 5
2025 to-date 8
How many deprivation of liberty orders for under 18s were granted to the authority from 2020-2025. Please could this be broken down by year - with 2025 please provide figures from the start of the year to now?
Answer: Please see the table below.
Year Number of DOLS Orders granted for under 18’2
2020 10
2021 4
2022 8
2023 9
2024 5
2025 to-date 8
What was the longest deprivation of liberty order granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
Answer: 12 months.
What was the shortest deprivation of liberty order granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
Answer: 1 month.
What was the average length of deprivation of liberty orders granted to the authority for an under 18 between 2020-2025?
Answer: 6.5 months.
If you require any further clarity please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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