Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice from www.gov.uk

Mental-capacity-act-code-of-practice.pdf

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The Mental Capacity Act 2005, covering England and Wales, provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, or who have capacity and want to make preparations for a time when they may lack capacity in the future. It sets out who can take decisions, in which situations, and how they should go about this. The Act received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005 and will come into force during 2007.

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