The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Assessments, Standard Authorisations and Disputes about Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2009

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Eligibility to carry out assessments

   1. 3. Eligibility — general

   2. 4. Eligibility to carry out mental health assessment

   3. 5. Eligibility to carry out best interests assessments

   4. 6. Eligibility to carry out mental capacity assessment or eligibility assessment

4. PART 3 Selection of Assessors

   1. 7. Selection of assessors — general

   2. 8. Selection of best interests assessors

5. PART 4 Assessment

   1. 9. Time frame for assessments

   2. 10. Time limit for carrying out an assessment to decide whether or not there is an unauthorised deprivation of liberty

   3. 11. Transitional Provisions for Standard Authorisations

   4. 12. Relevant eligibility information

6. PART 5 Request for a standard authorisation

   1. 13. Information to be provided in a request for a standard authorisation

7. PART 6 Supervisory bodies: care homes

   1. Dispute about the Place of Ordinary Residence

      1. 14. Application of Part 6

      2. 15. Arrangements where there is a question as to the ordinary residence

      3. 16. Effect of change in supervisory body following determination of any question about ordinary residence

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note