Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Resource

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced the role of the independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA).

IMCAs are a legal safeguard for people who lack the capacity to make specific important decisions: including making decisions about where they live and about serious medical treatment options. IMCAs are mainly instructed to represent people where there is no one independent of services, such as a family member or friend, who is able to represent the person.

About IMCAs

• What do IMCAs do?
• Who should get an IMCA?
• IMCAs and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Information for...

• Information for IMCAs
• Information for doctors about medical decisions
• Information for people who instruct IMCAs
• Information for commissioners
• Information for health and social care staff
• Information for family and friends

What's new

• Applications to become Panel Deputies
• DOLS training course for IMCAs
• DOLS First annual report published
• Action for Advocacy IMCA guides

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