This wall chart shows the most commonly used detention powers in an accessible and practical way. It is a quick and effective reference...

A recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report highlights the approach of the CQC to the application of the Mental Capacity Act...

Edge is pleased to announce a new course called The Mental Capacity Act for Parents. This is available for local authorities, ICBs,...

Solicitor and a former head of the Court of Protection department at Switalskis Solicitors has been banned (struck off) from being a...

based on the original chapter ‘Decisions, Decisions’ from the the book Working with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (pg 78) We are pleased...

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is calling on doctors to complete this survey about DNACPR. The Ombudsman is trying to...

People with a learning disability and autistic people face poorer health outcomes than the general population, and it is crucial that...

In news this week, the government announced it would no longer be progressing with the 'Bill of Rights' Bill which was due to replace the...

Eid Al Adha (today) follows the holiest day in the Muslim calendar and marks the end of Hajj (pilgrimage). On the occasion of Eid Al...

This Local Government Ombudsman Report highlights the importance of properly involving a family member in the best interests process. The...

An ophthalmic technician (Band 3) successfully claimed against her employer, Moorfields Eye Hospital for race discrimination, harassment...

Mental capacity assessments are a crucial way to ensure people are in control of their own decisions or ensure that if it is properly...

The Ombudsman says that the council failed to assess Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards requests in accordance with the timescales set out...

From Bournewood to the bedroom tax- find out more about the key court cases and how they led to a direct change in our domestic...

The case was about the way a British social worker of Indian origin, Mrs Parmar was disciplined compared with white British colleagues....

With the news that the Liberty Protection Safeguards will no longer come into force in 'this Parliament', there is a renewed focus on...