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Mental Capacity Act 2005: deprivation of liberty safeguards
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Launch date:10 September 2007
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Closing date:2 December 2007
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Creator/s:Department of Health, Ministry of Justice
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Audience:Allied health professionals, Health and social care professionals
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Copyright holder:Crown
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Gateway number:8319
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Outcome published:10 June 2008
This consultation relates to the deprivation of liberty safeguards that have been introduced into the Mental Capacity Act 2005 by the Mental Health Act 2007. The safeguards are planned to come into force on 1 April 2009.
Views are sought from all interested stakeholders on a draft Code of Practice for England and Wales: this is intended for the guidance of those who have to implement the safeguards, and for the information of those who may become subject to the safeguards, and their relatives, friends and carers. Views are also sought on proposals for the use in England of regulation-making powers contained in the new legislation.
- Download Consultation paper (PDF, 402K)
- Download Code addendum (PDF, 393K)
- Download Assessment regulations (PDF, 212K)
- Download Representative regulations (PDF, 176K)
- Download Easyread version (PDF, 1313K)
- Download Easyread answer booklet (PDF, 2603K)
- Download Welsh Easyread version (PDF, 1287K)
- Download Welsh Easyread answers booklet (PDF, 2611K)
- Download List of questions for response (DOC, 73K)
- Download Welsh code of practice addendum (PDF, 1502K)
- Download Welsh version consultation paper (PDF, 460K)
Outcome of consultation
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Contact:Communications Team
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Address:Mental Capacity Implementation Programme
Public Guardianship Office
Archway Tower
2 Junction Road
London N19 5SZ
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Phone:020 7664 7184
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Email:
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Related documents
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Bournewood Consultation: The approach to be taken in response to the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the 'Bournewood' case
- Protecting the vulnerable: the Bournewood consultation: Report of the public consultation on the Government's proposed response to the Bournewood case (the judgment of the European Court for Human Rights in the case of HL v the UK)
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