New data shows a high of 1,440 deprivation of liberty applications in 2025.

On 26th March 2026, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory published analysis of the latest Ministry of Justice Family Court Statistics Quarterly data on deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications. The data shows 1,440 DoL applications were made in 2025, an increase of 12.5%…
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