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DOLS and the Young Offender: Care or Custody?

In Re: Jake [2025] EWHC 2230 (Fam), the High Court refused a Local Authority’s application for deprivation of liberty safeguards, finding that licence conditions and the Youth Offending Team already provided sufficient oversight. The case highlights the fine line between care and custody in managing young offenders.

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