Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. A1 inserted (1.4.2008 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2009) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12) , ss. 50 , 56 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2008/745 , art. 4(a) ; S.I. 2009/139 , art. 2(c) (with art. 3 , Sch. paras. 3 , 4 )

SCHEDULESF1 F1

[F1 SCHEDULE A1 E+W Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

Part 9 E+W Assessments under this Schedule

Introduction E+W

126 E+W This Part contains provision about assessments under this Schedule.

127 E+W An assessment under this Schedule is either of the following—

(a) an assessment carried out in connection with a request for a standard authorisation under Part 4;

(b) a review assessment carried out in connection with a review of a standard authorisation under Part 8.

128 E+W In this Part, in relation to an assessment under this Schedule—

• “assessor” means the person carrying out the assessment;

• “relevant procedure” means—

  (a)

  the request for the standard authorisation, or

  (b)

  the review of the standard authorisation;

• “supervisory body” means the supervisory body responsible for securing that the assessment is carried out.]