Mental Capacity Act forms and guidance

Forms and guidance for the Mental Capacity Act (MCA).

We have the following specific Kent documents to help evidence compliance with the Mental Capacity Act work.

• Mental Capacity Assessment for complex decisions (DOC, 335.0 KB)
• Mental capacity assessment form for day to day decisions (DOCX, 173.7 KB)
• Best Interests meeting form (DOC, 480.5 KB)
• LMAN guidance on restraint (PDF, 28.8 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.

On the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) website you can find:

• the national MCA directory and resources
• the MCA national forum.