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Last modified date:24 July 2008
24 July 2008
First Annual Report of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service
The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) service was established under the MCA in July 2007. This is the first annual report.
23 April 2007
The Code of Practice for the Mental Capacity Act 2005 was published on 23 April 2007.
17 April 2007
New booklet on the IMCA service
The Mental Capacity Implementation Programme (MCIP) published this booklet on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service. 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 is one in a series of six booklets on the Mental Capacity Act.
The new statutory Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) service was launched across England on 1 April 2007 together with the implementation of the first part of the Mental Capacity Act. Contact details for local IMCA providers are listed on the IMCA homepage.
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