Introduction – MCA, DoLs and Liberty Protection Safeguards - Peter Edwards Law Training

This is an intensive introduction to all those who need a basic understanding of the MCA, The Court of Protection, DOLS and where we are up to with LPS..

Please note that there is also a more detailed Introductory Course on the Court of Protection on the 13th November which builds on this course.

Identifying the ‘decision maker’ as the person responsible for the outcome of that particular decision, is the key to lawful decision making on behalf of those who lack capacity.

Realising that depriving a person of their liberty removes the legal protection given to decision makers unless the deprivation is ‘prescribed by law’ catches many people out.

Not knowing what you don’t know promotes risky practice.

Content

• MCA Statutory principles
• Best interest check list
• Assessing capacity
• Legal protection and how to keep it
• Misunderstanding about next of kin
• Role of the decision maker
• What is deprivation of liberty?
• Reducing the risk of deprivation of liberty
• Interface with the Mental Health Act 1983
• Duties of care homes and hospitals
• Instructing IMCAs
• Duties of local authorities and PCTs
• The assessment process
• DoLs
• Standard and urgent authorisations
• Choice of assessors
• Responsibilities of the managing authority and supervisory bodies
• The relevant person’s representative
• Review of authorisations
• Reporting concerns
• Role of the Court of Protection
• Monitoring the safeguards

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