2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Principles
Published in:
Capacity and Autonomy
This chapter identifies a number of key principles underpinning the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and then goes on to explore how these might apply in fairly typical scenarios. The core principles were summarized briefly at the end of Chapter 2 but here they are explored in more detail, paying attention to how they may apply in practice.