File audits (demonstrating These policy and procedures are evidence of supported understood and followed by all decision making; professionals and by staff at all levels assessments of capacity, best interests decisions; Providers, the voluntary sector, all family/IMCA involvement; council and partner staff are clear MCA compliant care plans) about the limitations of their ability to Interviews with service intervene in lives, and be people’s users and their families/ able to seek legal advice where carers needed. Any staff surveys Staff views of support from people who fund their own services are MCA including DoLS and enabled to safeguarding specialists understand and work within the MCA Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Court Providers have clear access to of Protection papers information and advice and are Evidence of MCA including responded DoLS compliance with to effectively safeguarding adult cases Providers receive regular updates in Evidence that MCA relation to the DoLS and are clear specialists and or lawyers about the implications of any changes disseminate leaning from to case law. Court of Protection case law. Professionals understand and respond to people whose capacity fluctuates.
These policy and procedures are understood and followed by all professionals and by staff at all levels File audits (demonstrating evidence of supported decision making; assessments of capacity, best interests decisions; family/IMCA involvement; MCA compliant care plans) Interviews with service users and their families/ carers Any staff surveys Staff views of support from MCA including DoLS and safeguarding specialists Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Court of Protection papers Evidence of MCA including DoLS compliance with safeguarding adult cases Evidence that MCA specialists and or lawyers disseminate leaning from Court of Protection case law. Providers, the voluntary sector, all council and partner staff are clear about the limitations of their ability to intervene in people’s lives, and be able to seek legal advice where needed. people who fund their own services are enabled to understand and work within the MCA Providers have clear access to information and advice and are responded to effectively Providers receive regular updates in relation to the DoLS and are clear about the implications of any changes to case law. Professionals understand and respond to people whose capacity fluctuates.
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