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Understanding mental capacity
Understanding mental capacity

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References

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. Available at www.legislation.gov.uk/ asp/ 2000/ 4/ section/ 1 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] (Accessed 21 August 2017).
Department for Constitutional Affairs (2013) Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, London: The Stationery Office. Available online at www.gov.uk/ government/ uploads/ system/ uploads/ attachment_data/ file/ 497253/ Mental-capacity-act-code-of-practice.pdf (Accessed 21 August 2017).
Mental Capacity Act 2005. Available at www.legislation.gov.uk/ ukpga/ 2005/ 9/ contents (Accessed 21 August 2017).
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. Available at www.legislation.gov.uk/ nia/ 2016/ 18/ contents/ enacted (Accessed 21 August 2017).
Social Care Institute for Excellence (2016) Mental Capacity Act 2005 at a glance [online]. Available at www.scie.org.uk/ mca/ introduction/ mental-capacity-act-2005-at-a-glance (Accessed 21 August 2017).