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Posts Tagged by: Mental Capacity Guidance Notes
Coronavirus Act 2020 – Social Care and SEND Guidance Note for England
This note has been written by the 39 Essex Chambers public law team in response to some of the many queries we have had about the implications of the Coronavirus… Read more »
Rapid Response Guidance Note: Covid-19, Social Distancing and Mental Capacity
This is the first in what we anticipate will be a series of Rapid Response Guidance Notes relating to COVID-19 and the MCA 2005. An overview of some of the… Read more »
Mental Capacity Guidance Note – Inherent Jurisdiction
This guidance note provides for social workers and those working in front-line settings an overview of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court as it applies to adults. It sets… Read more »
Mental Capacity Guidance Note: Deprivation Of Liberty In The Hospital Setting
The law governing the deprivation of a person’s liberty in a hospital can be complex. In every case it involves (or should involve) consideration of the question of what amounts… Read more »
Mental Capacity Guidance Note Best Interests – April 2019
The purpose of this document is to provide for social workers and those working in front-line clinical settings a brief overview of the law and principles relating to the assessment… Read more »
Mental Capacity Guidance Note: A Brief Guide To Carrying Out Capacity Assessments – March 2020
This purpose of this document is to provide for social workers and those working in front-line clinical settings a brief overview of the law and principles relating to the assessment… Read more »
Mental Capacity Law Guidance Note: Mental Capacity and Ordinary Residence (updated December 2016)
This guidance note sets out the key considerations to be applied when assessing the ordinary residence of a person who is mentally incapable of forming a settled intention where to… Read more »
Judicial deprivation of liberty authorisations: Updated November 2017
This guide provides updated guidance as to the process for applying for judicial authorisation of deprivation of liberty, including the requirements set down in the revised COP DOL11 form into… Read more »
Mental Capacity Guidance Note: Without Notice Hearings Before The Court Of Protection – November 2017
This purpose of this guidance note is to outline the core obligations identified in the case-law relating to ex parte (without notice) applications. It is designed above all for legal… Read more »
Deprivation of Liberty after Cheshire West: key questions for social workers and medical practitioners
This purpose of this document is to provide for social workers and those working in front-line clinical settings a brief overview of the law and principles relating to the assessment… Read more »
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