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Mental health – Persons who lack capacity. The local authority became concerned about an elderly lady G an applied to the court in respect of her mental capacity under the Mental Health Act 2005, the Court of Protection held that G lacked capacity under the provisions of the 2005 Act and that further investigation needed to be carried out to decide how her best interests would be met and her comfort and safety assured.
Mental health – Persons who lack capacity. The local authority became concerned about an elderly lady G an applied to the court in respect of her mental capacity under the Mental Health Act 2005, the Court of Protection held that G lacked capacity under the provisions of the 2005 Act and that further investigation needed to be carried out to decide how her best interests would be met and her comfort and safety assured.
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