The Mental Capacity Act gives guidance on assessing mental capacity – when it should be done and who should do it. This can be used when assessing the mental capacity of a person with dementia. You ...

A term that is often misunderstood, in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, is ‘material time’, which is used at section 2(1) of the MCA: "For the purposes of this Act, a person lacks capacity ...

A council has been ordered to cut delays in mental capacity assessments after a complaint was upheld by the social care ombudsman. Southampton City Council was found to be at fault after a complaint ...

The assisted dying Bill could have “enhanced protections” added regarding assessments of mental capacity, Parliament heard during the final debate on the legislation this year. Labour peer Lord ...

Southampton City Council was found to be at fault over an 18-month delay in carrying out a mental capacity assessment [Google] A council has been ordered to cut delays in mental capacity assessments ...

Lord Falconer of Thornton and Kim Leadbeater MP join Dignity in Dying campaigners in Parliament Square, London (David Parry Media Assignments/PA) The assisted dying Bill could have “enhanced ...