This guidance has been drawn up with the approval of the senior judge of the Court of Protection, and sets out the circumstances when it may be necessary to make an application, and puts in place streamlined procedures for receiving applications relating to more than one person, thereby simplifying some parts of the court procedure.

This form can be used by housing providers to assess whether a prospective tenant has the mental capacity to understand and sign a tenancy agreement. It is based on the test of capacity from the Mental Capacity Act.

This factsheet explains what a housing tenancy is, issues of capacity and law surrounding housing tenancy and how it may apply to a person with a learning disability.