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The Mental Capacity Act 2005
A Guide for Practice
Fourth Edition
- Robert Brown - Bournemouth University, UK
- Debbie Martin
- Neil Allen - The University of Manchester, UK
- Paul Barber
May 2024 | 344 pages | Learning Matters
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some of the most vulnerable people throughout England and Wales. Whether you are a Social Worker, Best Interest Assessor, Mental Health Nurse, Doctor, Psychiatrist or an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), understanding the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice is essential and this indispensable guide will help you do just that.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment and this bestselling book will provide invaluable support to busy practitioners needing to draw on the Act in the following ways:
- Sets out the full text of the main body of the Act for quick reference
- Contains practical advice and checklists for working with the Act and the main principles and Codes of Practice
- Shows how the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interact so that statutory requirements can be put into practice.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment and this bestselling book will provide invaluable support to busy practitioners needing to draw on the Act in the following ways:
- Sets out the full text of the main body of the Act for quick reference
- Contains practical advice and checklists for working with the Act and the main principles and Codes of Practice
- Shows how the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interact so that statutory requirements can be put into practice.
Chapter 1: Background to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Chapter 2: The key features of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Chapter 3: The Code of Practice (sections 42–43)
Chapter 4: Principles (section 1)
Chapter 5: What is lack of capacity? (sections 2–3)
Chapter 6: Best interests (section 4)
Chapter 7: Protection for those making decisions (sections 5–8)
Chapter 8: Lasting Powers of Attorney (sections 9–14 and 22–23)
Chapter 9: Deputies and declarations (sections 15–21)
Chapter 10: Advance decisions to refuse treatment (sections 24–26)
Chapter 11: Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) (sections 35–41)
Chapter 12: The Court of Protection and the Public Guardian (sections 45–61)
Chapter 13: Other issues
Chapter 14: Research
Chapter 15: Links with other areas of law
Chapter 16: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Chapter 17: The interface between the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act
Chapter 18: The distinction between restriction of movement and deprivation of liberty
Appendix 1 The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Appendix 1A DOLS Regulations on Representative
Appendix 1B DOLS Assessment Regulations
Appendix 2 Helping people to make their own decisions
Appendix 3 Assessing capacity
Appendix 4 Best interests checklist
Appendix 5 Multiple choice answers
Appendix 6 Lasting Powers of Attorney and advance decisions
Appendix 7 Identifying a deprivation of liberty
Appendix 8 The DOLS procedures