Historical Mental Incapacity

Inherent jurisdiction – history and development

Leave a Comment / Assessing for incapacity where it is relevant to Care Act functions, Historical, Historical Mental Incapacity, How the Mental Capacity Act affects the Care Act /

Declaratory relief is a new common law remedy which can be obtained in High Court proceedings in the Family Division. It is a kind of wardship for adults. It results in a declaration that to do x y or z in respect of a person would not be unlawful, since it has been found to […]

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Incapacity – history and development

Leave a Comment / Article 2 the right to life, Article 3 freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, Article 5 the right to liberty, Article 8 the right to respect for home, family, private life and correspondence, Historical, Historical Mental Incapacity, Human Rights in health and Social Care /

Incapacity is relevant to social services authorities in a number of ways. Many authorities have decided on a policy whereby they require the explicit consent of an individual before a care plan is activated. This will not be possible in cases of severe impairment or severe learning disability, because the proposed clients will not be

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