Mental Capacity Act

Powers of attorney and other decision-making powers

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019This Commons Library briefing paper deals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision for another person in England and Wales.

Key Points: 
  • ThisCommons Library briefing paperdeals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision for another person in England and Wales.
  • Powers of attorney

    A power of attorney is a deed by which a person (the donor) authorises another person (the attorney, sometimes called the donee) to act on behalf of the donor.

  • Ordinary powers of attorney

    An ordinary power of attorney authorises the attorney to act on behalf of the donor.

  • Lasting powers of attorney

    The Mental Capacity Act 2005 created a new form of power of attorney, the lasting power of attorney (LPA).

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returns from the Lords

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Commons examines the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Key Points: 
  • MPsdebated the second reading of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday 18 December 2018.
  • The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.
  • The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Law Commission report Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, which was published together with the Law Commissions draft Bill in March 2017.
  • Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers, on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill and find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returns from the Lords

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Statutory law, Capacity, England, Mental Capacity Act, Wales, Act of Parliament, Law, Politics of the United Kingdom, Legal systems, Mental capacity in England and Wales

Commons examines the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Key Points: 
  • MPsdebated the second reading of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday 18 December 2018.
  • The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.
  • The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Law Commission report Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, which was published together with the Law Commissions draft Bill in March 2017.
  • Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers, on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill and find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: Commons Stages

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Commons examines the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Key Points: 
  • Following scrutiny in its Committee Stages, the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill will today have its remaining stages in the Commons Chamber.
  • Today, MPs will debate the remaining stages of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill.
  • MPsdebated the second reading of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday 18 December 2018.
  • The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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Monday, December 17, 2018This Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, and the debates and amendments made during the Bills Lords stages, ahead of its Second Reading in the Commons on 18 December 2018.

Key Points: 
  • The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on 3 July 2018 and completed its Lords stages on 11 December 2018.
  • In March 2017, the Law Commission published a report, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, recommending an overhaul of the DoLS process.
  • The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on 3 July 2018.
  • A revised version of the Bill (Bill 303) was published following completion of its Lords stages and the Department has produced updated Explanatory Notes.

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: Commons Stages

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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Commons examines the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Key Points: 
  • MPs are to debate the second reading of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday 18 December 2018.
  • Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available in Hansard online three hours after they happen.
  • The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.
  • The Governments Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill would reform the process for authorising arrangements which enable people, who lack capacity to consent, to be deprived of their liberty for the purpose of
    delivering their care or treatment.