Ethics briefing

Scrutinising the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for England and Wales The Mental Capacity Act (2005) for England and Wales came into force in 2007. It was designed to codify the law in relation to decision making on behalf of adults lacking the capacity to make specified decisions on their own behalf. In 2013, the House of Lords established a Select Committee on the Act in order to explore how well it was achieving its aims and whether any substantive amendments were required.1 In particular the Committee wanted to identify whether the Act was achieving an appropriate balance between enabling adults who may have impaired capacity to make as many decisions as possible and providing protection to those adults who needed it. The British Medical Association (BMA) submitted a written response to the Committee's call for evidence. Although in general strongly supportive of the Act, the BMA...
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tags: Disability, Psychology and medicine Ethics briefing Source Type: research