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Making decisions: the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service

Helping people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Sue Lee (Speaking Up), for the Mental Capacity Implementation Programme (MCIP)
  • Published date:
    17 April 2007
  • Gateway reference:
    Not required
  • Pages:
    41
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This booklet is one of a series of six on the Mental Capacity Act published by the Mental Capacity Implementation Programme (MCIP). MCIP is a joint government programme between the Department of Health, the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Public Guardianship Office and the Welsh Assembly Government that has been established to implement the organisation, process and procedures to launch the Mental Capacity Act in 2007.

This booklet provides information on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) service established by the Mental Capacity Act. It is not a statutory Code of Practice issued under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and is not a guide to how the law will apply to specific situations.

Following the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act on 1 October 2007 the series of information leaflets on the Mental Capacity Act can now be downloaded from the Office of the Public Guardian website. The Office of the Public Guardian supports the Public Guardian in registering enduring powers of attorney, lasting powers of attorney and supervising court-appointed deputies.

If you would like printed copies of these booklets, please contact the Office of the Public Guardian on 0845 330 2900.

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