The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Assessments, Standard Authorisations and Disputes about Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2009 No. 783 (W. 69)

PART 6 Supervisory bodies: care homes

Dispute about the Place of Ordinary Residence

Arrangements where there is a question as to the ordinary residence

15.—(1) Local authority A must act as supervisory body in relation to the request for a standard authorisation until the determination of any question as to the ordinary residence of the relevant person.

(2) But where another local authority agrees to act as the supervisory body in place of local authority A, that local authority will become the supervisory body until the determination of any question as to the ordinary residence of the relevant person.

(3) When the question about the ordinary residence of the relevant person has been determined, the local authority (“local authority B”) which has been identified as the supervisory body will become the supervisory body.