Policies, forms and guides for the Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

We have the following specific Kent documents to help you handle your Mental Capacity Act work.

• Mental Capacity Assessment for complex decisions (DOC, 335.0 KB)
• Mental Capacity Assessment for less complex decisions (DOCX, 173.5 KB)
• Best Interests meeting form (DOC, 480.5 KB)
• LIN guidance on restraint (PDF, 28.8 KB)
• House of Lords report - Mental Capacity Act 2005: post-legislative scrutiny
• Valuing every voice, respecting every right - Making the case for the Mental Capacity Act
• The Law Commission report March 2017
• Coroner's rules April 2017 (PDF, 77.1 KB)

National guidance

The MCA Code of Practice and the MCA "making decisions" and independent advocacy booklets are all available from the Ministry of Justice.