Adults with incapacity
Scotland
The Adults with Incapacity Act 2000 provides ways to manage the financial and welfare affairs of people who are unable to manage them for themselves. More information is on the Scottish Executive website.
England & Wales
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the Act) came into force in April 2007. The Act governs decision making on behalf of adults, where they lose mental capacity at some point in their lives or where the incapacitating condition has been present since birth. More information on the Department for Constitutional Affairs website -
N. Ireland
The approach in Northern Ireland is currently governed by common law. It is expected that legislation similar to that norted above will be forthcoming in N. Ireland.
