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Data descriptor

of

Lacking Capacity

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

Source

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/social-care-collection-materials-2022

Professionals must work in line with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and where an MCA assessment concludes an individual lacks capacity to make decisions about the safeguarding incident, decisions made on their behalf must always be in their best interest.

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