Mental Capacity Act 2005

[F1Review assessmentsE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. A1 omitted (16.5.2019 for specified purposes) by virtue of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 18), s. 6(3), Sch. 2 para. 2(c)

112(1)A review assessment is an assessment of whether the relevant person meets a qualifying requirement.E+W

(2)In relation to a review assessment—

(a)a negative conclusion is a conclusion that the relevant person does not meet the qualifying requirement to which the assessment relates;

(b)a positive conclusion is a conclusion that the relevant person meets the qualifying requirement to which the assessment relates.

(3)An age review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the age requirement.

(4)A mental health review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the mental health requirement.

(5)A mental capacity review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the mental capacity requirement.

(6)A best interests review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the best interests requirement.

(7)An eligibility review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the eligibility requirement.

(8)A no refusals review assessment is a review assessment carried out in relation to the no refusals requirement.

113(1)In carrying out a review assessment, the assessor must comply with any duties which would be imposed upon him under Part 4 if the assessment were being carried out in connection with a request for a standard authorisation.E+W

(2)But in the case of a best interests review assessment, paragraphs 43 and 44 do not apply.

(3)Instead of what is required by paragraph 43, the best interests review assessment must include recommendations about whether — and, if so, how — it would be appropriate to vary the conditions to which the standard authorisation is subject.]