The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Module 1

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Mental Capacity Act, 2005: Module 1

by Professor A. Holland

The Mental Capacity Act, 2005: Module 1

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 came into force in two stages during 2007 and was fully in force from 1^st October 2007.

All those in a professional or caring capacity with someone 16 years or older who is ‘unable to make a decision for himself in relation to the matter because of an impairment of, or disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain’ (MCA Section 2(1)) must have ‘regard to the Act and to its Code of Practice’.

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This CPD Online learning module is the first of two modules on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. See also Mental Capacty Act 2005: Module 2

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