Commissioning and monitoring of Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) services
IMCAreports
For all authorised instructions there is a statutory requirement for IMCAs to prepare reports for the person who instructed them. It is also good practice for the IMCAservice to confirm in writing when they have stopped working with an individual. The example service specification reinforces the requirement for IMCAreports to be provided, including when instructions are withdrawn or if the individual dies (in the latter situation this is likely to be a short acknowledgement that the IMCArole has ended).
The section on monitoring identifies that an analysis of a sample of IMCAreports is a potential way to monitor the quality of the IMCAservice. Action for Advocacy has produced a good practice guide on IMCAinstruction: Action for Advocacy (2010). IMCAinstruction: report writing guidance.
