Changes to the law and guidance about making your own decisions (easy read)
The government is making changes to the rules about making your own decisions. We are updating the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and considering a new system of safeguards – the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
Detail
You can read about our plans in the documents below. You can also read other documents we have published that are not in easy read.
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Documents
Changes to the law and guidance about making your own decisions – what do you think?application/pdfMental Capacity Act 2005: what the law says about supporting people to make decisions about their livesapplication/pdfLiberty Protection Safeguards: what the law says about care or treatment if it takes away people’s rightsapplication/pdfMental Capacity Act and Liberty Protection Safeguards: our words explainedapplication/pdf