You must submit your notification online or send it by email
As soon as you know the outcome of an application to deprive a person of their liberty, you must tell us:
- about the outcome of the application to deprive a person of their liberty
- about the outcome of any application made to the Court of Protection. Do this even where you have not made the application yourself. For example, the local authority may have applied to the court
- if an application is withdrawn.
Do not tell us you are making an application. Only tell us about outcomes or withdrawn applications.
How to notify us
There are 2 ways you can tell us about the outcome of an application to deprive someone of their liberty.
Notify us online: new CQC portal
Use the online form: Outcome of an application to deprive a person of their liberty (DoLS).
Create an account or sign in to notify us using the new CQC provider portal
Email a Word form
Use this form to tell us any of these:
- the outcome of an application to deprive a person of their liberty
- the outcome of any application to the Court of Protection
- you have withdrawn an application to deprive a person of their liberty.
You must use this up-to-date form and provide all the information we ask for. If your form is incomplete we will return it to you.
If you are using assistive technology and have any issues using this form, please contact us to let us know. We will make reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
Email the completed form to HSCA_notifications@cqc.org.uk.
Your notification
Your acknowledgement number may be different to what you expect. As we upgrade our systems you will receive either an ENQ reference number, notification ID, or case ID. Any of these numbers will identify your notification.