Best Interests Assessment for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding

The Council is seeking to appoint a Service Provider: To complete 350 assessments within the contract period. Assessments may be requested to be undertaken either by a Best Interest Assessor or a Mental Health Assessor. Best interests assessments; comprise of the age assessment, the no refusals assessment, the best interest assessment and where specifically requested, the mental capacity assessment (or CoP3 mental capacity assessment). The Mental health assessor will be required to undertake the mental health assessment, the eligibility assessment and the mental capacity assessment (or CoP3 mental capacity assessment).