Jenny Kitzinger (@JennyKitzinger)

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My blog @OpenJusticeCoP explores what ‘Liberty’ meant to my sister Polly;
how #DoLS worked & what #AGNI might mean for her future (objection & ‘valid consent’).
First time I’ve written much re. what’s happened 17 yrs since her crash.

Comments v. welcome
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/07/10/pol…

openjusticecourtofprotection.org Polly and AGNI: A family reflection on deprivation of liberty Polly has lived her life in the context of both the ‘ordinary usage’ of ‘liberty’ with its powerful social and political symbolism, and also the more peculiar legal definitions created by judicial …

Jenny Kitzinger @JennyKitzinger Oct 3

A valuable autoethnography on “Parental perceptions of the transition to residential care of an autistic adult with intellectual disability” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42596819/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The first 100 days: Parental perceptions of the transition to residential care of an autistic adult... Studies of the transition of disabled children to adult services suggest that family involvement is a key factor in promoting positive outcomes. Few studies, however, include parental perspectives on...

Jenny Kitzinger @JennyKitzinger Jul 20

Deprivation of Liberty safeguards #DoLS
Seminar: end of the acid test
- what every advocate & health & social care professional needs to know
peteredwardslaw.com/latest/the-end…

www.peteredwardslaw.com The End of the Acid Test: What Every Advocate and Health & Social Care Professional Needs to Know -... Watch the Recording The Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the Acid Test has created one of the most significant changes to Deprivation of Liberty in recent years. For professionals working across...

Jenny Kitzinger @JennyKitzinger Jul 16

‘Deprivation of Liberty’ was given as reason for not doing up wheelchair lap-belt for my profoundly brain-injured sister
(contrary to best interests assessment & care plan).

Have others encountered such misunderstanding of #DoLS? @HeadwayUK openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/07/10/pol…

openjusticecourtofprotection.org Polly and AGNI: A family reflection on deprivation of liberty Polly has lived her life in the context of both the ‘ordinary usage’ of ‘liberty’ with its powerful social and political symbolism, and also the more peculiar legal definitions created by judicial …

Jenny Kitzinger @JennyKitzinger Feb 14

Health Board acknowledges unlawful behaviour in failing to consult patient’s LPA

& judge penalised Health Board with costs as “it was only the bringing of an application (to the Court) by the attorney which led to changes in the man’s care and treatment.”

A disturbing case

Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw Feb 14

Attorneys, failures to consult and consequences: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/attorneys-fail…
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