When mental capacity assessments must delve beneath what people say to what they do

By Dr Emma Cameron and James Codling  A term that is often misunderstood, in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, is ‘material time’, which is used at section 2(1) of the MCA: “For the purposes of this Act, a person lacks capacity in relation to a matter if at the material time he … Continue reading When mental capacity assessments must delve beneath what people say to what they do