This course is for those who wish to gain an awareness or update their knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) which provides a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make certain decisions for themselves.

Participants will also gain an understanding of the Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards (DoLS) which ensures people who cannot consent to their care arrangements in a care home or hospital are protected if those arrangements deprive them of their liberty. In July 2018, the Government published a Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, which will see DoLS replaced by the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). Under LPS, there will be a streamlined process for authorising deprivations of liberty