In fulfilment of one of the Government’s commitments in response to the House of Lords’ Select Committee report on the MCA 2005, SCIE has now launched a … Read More ›
Category: Miscellaneous
[Note – this guidance has now been superseded by new guidance (16A) available here. It has been kept as a historical reference, but should not … Read More ›
Welcome to the December Mental Capacity Law Newsletters. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: Mostyn J takes … Read More ›
This is not an update, but a request for your assistance with a really important cause. Three colleagues and I from Chambers have joined forces … Read More ›
A quick cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site to flag up that the Re X process for judicial authorisation of deprivation of liberty … Read More ›
Working on the theory that I am allowed every so often shamelessly to self-publicise, can I draw the attention of any clinicians reading this post to … Read More ›
As many of you will know, I have spent a significant part of this year working on guidance commissioned by the Department of Health for IMCAs, … Read More ›
This month’s Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: an update on judicial … Read More ›
After a summer break, the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter is now back – reaching its 50th issue! Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, … Read More ›
The excellent Empowerment Matters has just published (free) guidance on assessing, supporting and empowering specific decision-making in the context of financial matters. It is available for … Read More ›