Closed consultation

Changes to the law and guidance about making your own decisions (easy read)

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

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Summary

The government is making changes to the rules about making your own decisions. We are updating the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and considering a new system of safeguards – the Liberty Protection Safeguards.

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Consultation description

You can read about our plans in the documents below. You can also read other documents we have published that are not in easy read.

We want to know what you think about our plans. Please tell us what you think by answering some questions. Click on the ‘respond online’ button below to tell us what you think.

Documents

Updates to this page

Published 17 March 2022
Last updated 21 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. The closing date has been extended to 14 July 2022.

  2. First published.

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