On this page you will find a selection of documents about the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, these documents have been selected to raise awareness on the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Guides (Mental Capacity Act)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 Summary (Easy Read Guide)
Mental capacity means being able to make your own decisions. This booklet tells you about the big ideas behind the act, the new things the Act introduces and how the Act sets out the rules on many different areas. - Making Decisions – A guide for family, friends and other unpaid carers
Helping people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves, this booklet is for anyone who helps to care for someone over 16 who is unable to make some or all decisions. Within this booklet it outlines the key points of the Mental Capacity Act. - Making Decisions – an easyread guide
This is an Easy Read Guide for The Mental Capacity Act, which aims to help and support people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves. - A Carer’s Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
This guide is provided by the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) and is a guide on the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Guides (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)
- Deprivation of Liberty safeguards – what you should know (Easy Read Guide)
This guide is an Easy Read booklet about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The booklet outlines many key facts about The Mental Capacity Act and information on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – A guide for Families and Carers
As the relative carer of a person who may spend some time in hospital or a care home, it is important that you understand what the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS) are. This document will help you provide effective support and know who has what rights under this legislation. - Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – A guide for family friends and unpaid carers
This booklet contains all the information you need to understand what the MCA DOLS are all about. Importantly, it helps you to: understand your rights to have a say in your friend or family member’s care. Ensure that all possible steps are being taken to protect the interests of your friend or family member while they are being deprived of their liberty. - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – What you should know (Easy Read)
The Human Rights convention says that every person has the right to liberty. Liberty means being free to do the things you want to do and live where you want to live. Deprivation of liberty means to take someone’s freedom away. This guide is an easy read guide to understand what the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is all about.
Information
- Making Decisions – The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service
This document is provided by the Department of Health and sets out the role and responsibilities of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Leaflets and Booklets
- Independant Mental Capacity Advocate Information Booklet
The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) service provide a new type of statutory advocacy introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). The aim of this booklet is to explain the role of IMCA and how the IMCA Service works and who will benefit from this. - Deprivation of Liberty safeguards – what you should know (Easy Read Guide)
This booklet provides an Easy Read guide to information about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and what you should know about it. - Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Lancashire Leaflet
Statutory advocacy for those who lack capacity to make decisions about their care or treatment or are being deprived of their liberty. - Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Deprivation of liberty safeguards in England
The context for the deprivation of liberty safeguards in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is the government commitment in the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say that people with ongoing care needs, whether their needs arise in older age, or through illness or disability, should be cared for in ways that promote their independence, well-being and choice.