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Mental capacity
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May be held by:
Local Authority data is held by an upper-tier (U) or lower-tier (L) authority in two-tier areas
Long term health conditions and disabilities
Care provider
Local Authority (U) - Technology Enabled Living service
Govt - DWP
Private healthcare provider
NHS - Community Trust
NHS - Acute Trust
NHS - GP
Local Authority (L) - Benefits
Local Authority (L) - Housing need, homelessness and waiting list
Local Authority (U) - Social Care
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Note that mental capacity is not a binary thing - records may show that the person has had (or lacked) mental capacity at a certain time in relation to a ceertain decision, but this mustn't be used to infer a generic lack of capacity. Records of mental capacity will generally be held by health and social care systems, but may well be relevant to the person's other interactions, eg housing or welfare advice.
