PART 4INDEPENDENT MENTAL CAPACITY ADVOCATES

Procedure for ensuring that an independent mental capacity advocate is instructed

Instruction of independent mental capacity advocate91

Where—

(a)

an HSC trust receives a request duly made under section 88 for the trust to instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to a person (“P”) in the determination of whether a particular act would be in P's best interests, and

(b)

no declaration has been made by P under section 90 in relation to the matter (or a declaration has been made but revoked),

the trust must instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to P in the determination of whether the act would be in P's best interests.