Value neutral

To be value neutral, you must be impartial and not influenced by personal beliefs, attitudes, or values.

Time-specific

Time-specific with the exception of urgent or emergency treatment, it is important to support an individual to make a decision at the time most optimal for them. Decisions may need ...

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the final court for appeal in all UK civil cases.

Proportionality

Someone acting on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must consider whether it is possible to act in a way that would interfere less with the person’s rights and ...

Person-specific

Individualised support is needed to each individual, to ensure that they are given all practicable help to make decisions themselves

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)

The OPG helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for others who cannot decide for themselves.

Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice works to protect and advance the principles of justice, by ensuring that sentences are served, and offenders are encouraged to turn their lives around and become ...

Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)

The MCA was designed to protect and empower people over 16 who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment. It covers decisions ...

Life-Sustaining Treatment

Treatment that is necessary to keep a person alive.

Liberty Protection safeguards

LPSs protect the rights and wishes of adults who are or need to be deprived of their liberty to enable their care or treatment and lack the mental capacity to ...