Mental Capacity Act
Mental Capacity Act
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into effect on 1 October 2007. This law makes a real difference to the lives of people who may lack mental capacity.
It empowers people to make decisions for themselves wherever possible, and protects people who lack capacity by providing a flexible framework that places individuals at the very heart of the decision-making process. It ensures that they participate as much as possible in any decisions made on their behalf, and that these are made in their best interests.
It also allows people to plan ahead for a time in the future when they might lack the capacity, for any number of reasons, to make decisions for themselves.
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