Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

Information, guidance, and accredited training for care and health staff to support, protect and empower people who may lack capacity.

Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory

The MCA Directory raises awareness about the MCA, including the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Find useful information and tools to help understand or implement it. Also links to informative blogs and to the Social Care Online database of research and journals.

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

A suite of 12 resources which includes short films, reports, at a glance summaries and tools on Independent Mental Health Advocacy. The resources aim to raise awareness and understanding of the IMHA role amongst service users and mental health staff; improve access IMHA, help providing an understand what a good service looks like, and how outcomes can be measured. The resources have been produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence in partnership with The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston.

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and care planning

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

This report on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and care planning provides guidance for both commissioners and provider of social care on how care and support plans can comply with the principles of the MCA.

IMCA and paid relevant person's representative roles in the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

This practice guidance describes the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) and paid representatives in the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS).

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Putting them into practice

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

This report decribes good practice in the management and implementation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards(DoLS).

Independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA)

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

Information that will be of interest to Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs), including guidance, research reports and Social Care TV films.

Mental Capacity Act 2005 training

Part of Training, learning and CPD for health and care

SCIE’s Mental Capacity Act awareness training improves understanding for a range of health and social care staff

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards at a glance

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

Information about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) - an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA).

Adult safeguarding for housing staff

This guide aims to improve safeguarding practice in housing.