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Rights and responsibilities
- Author:
- PURI Aarti
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, November 2007, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
This article answers key questions about the Mental Capacity Act 2005, focusing on the new Court of Protection, making advance decisions about treatment and a new criminal offence of ill-treatment or neglect of a person who lacks capacity.
The power to act
- Author:
- PURI Aarti
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, September 2007, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 comes into force in October 2005. The author looks at what the Act will actually mean for people with a learning disability, their parents and health and social care professionals by answering some key questions.