Mental Capacity in UK Law
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Overview
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Capacity to protect — the Mental Capacity Act explained
2007 marks a major step forward in the history of adult protection with the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in England and Wales. Understandably, debates about adult protection have usual...
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Is mental capacity in the eye of the beholder?
Purpose: The purpose of this paper – written by a practising barrister specialising in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – is to survey law and practice in England and Wales with a view to sketch out a ...
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Limits of Mental Capacity Act training for residential care homes
Purpose: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) was implemented in 2007 as a piece of legislation to empower and protect adults who require support making decisions. Many older adults in residential care ho...
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Researching the financial abuse of individuals lacking mental capacity
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on the aspects of an exploratory investigation into the scale and nature of the financial abuse of adults lacking mental capacity. Design/methodolog...
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Poor adherence to the mental capacity act and premature death
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities (CIPOLD) in relation to the Mental Capacity...
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Capacity to Communicate: Sense's three‐year project training independent mental capacity advocates in communication skills
Sense, the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind, set up the Capacity to Communicate Project in response to the new role of independent ment...
- Sexual Offences and Mental Capacity
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
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The role of the independent mental capacity advocate in adult protection
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced the role of the independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA). This is essentially a new safeguard for adults when they lack the capacity to make critical heal...
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