Introduction I spent a fascinating half day on 3 July attending (and speaking at) a conference organised in Belfast to… Read more
Throwing down the gauntlet – the mental capacity revolution in Northern Ireland
Category: Legislative developments
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Article 12
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has now adopted its General Comment on Article 12 (Equal Recognition… Read more
CQC guidance on deprivation of liberty
With thanks to Dave Sheppard for bringing this to my attention, the CQC issued (very quietly indeed) guidance on 4… Read more
Why a Mental Capacity Act Commission (and what should it look like)?
Why a Mental Capacity Act Commission? One of the main recommendations made by the House of Lords Select Committee in… Read more
DH Guidance on Restrictive Interventions (and the implications of Cheshire West)
The Department of Health has just published guidance as part of its new Positive and Safe programme (which will apply… Read more
The judges speak
As I noted this morning, the President and Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby and Mr Justice… Read more
The House of Lords Report 2 – a longer discussion
In this post, I seek to summarise – and where relevant – comment upon each of the Chapters in the… Read more
The House of Lords has spoken – in no uncertain terms
Summary The House of Lords Committee appointed to consider the MCA 2005 has now reported. After a mammoth evidence gathering… Read more
A positive step towards securing the rights of older persons
The Council of Europe has very recently (19 February) adopted the first European instrument on the human Rights of older… Read more