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THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005
- comes into force in 2007 and radically reforms the law under which decisions will be made for those who lack mental capacity. Changes are wide-ranging and significant and include: a new functional capacity test; the primacy of 'best interests'; the creation of a new Court of Protection; and a new criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a statutory framework to empower and protect vulnerable people who are not able to make their own decisions. It makes it clear who can take decisions, in which situations, and how they should go about this. It enables people to plan ahead for a time when they may lose capacity. Guidance on the Act will be provided in a Code of Practice. People who are placed under a duty to have regard to the Code include those working in a professional capacity e.g. doctors and social workers. A draft was made available to assist Parliamentary consideration of the Bill and is available on the DCA website (under “Mental Capacity Bill and supporting documents”).
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THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005
- The Act enshrines in statute current best practice and common law principles concerning people who lack mental capacity and those who take decisions on their behalf. It replaces current statutory schemes for enduring powers of attorney and Court of Protection receivers with reformed and updated schemes. The Act covers all decisions on personal welfare including financial matters and also provides substitute decision-making by attorneys, court-appointed "deputies", and clarifies the position where no such formal process has been adopted. The Mental Capacity Act has its basis in the Law Commission Report No 231 on Mental Incapacity that was published in February 1995 after extensive consultation. The Act clarifies a number of legal uncertainties and reforms and updates the current law where decisions need to be made on behalf of others.
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