MCA, DoLS and Deprivation of Liberty External Links Index
MCA & Deprivation of Liberty Practice SupportCurated MCA, DoLS and deprivation of liberty links
Useful external guidance, legal commentary, case law resources and practice materials to support Mental Capacity Act, DoLS and deprivation of liberty decision-making.
Mental Capacity Act guidance
Core guidance on the Mental Capacity Act, including the Code of Practice, statutory guidance and social care and NHS resources.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
NICE NG108 — Decision-making and mental capacity
NICE's guideline on decision-making and mental capacity, with recommendations on supporting decision-making, advance care planning, capacity assessment and best interests.
Use this when Use as the authoritative standard for good-practice decision-making and to benchmark your own capacity processes against national guidance.
Best interests decision-making
Guidance and commentary on best interests, wishes and feelings, decision-making and recording.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
39 Essex Chambers — Mental Capacity Resource Centre
Free monthly Mental Capacity Reports, guidance notes on assessing capacity and best interests, and a searchable database of Court of Protection case summaries.
Use this when Use to keep up with the latest court judgments and to check how recent case law applies to capacity and deprivation of liberty decisions.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) — SCIE
SCIE's MCA hub for care and health staff, with guidance on assessing capacity, supporting decision-making, DoLS, LPS and the IMCA role, plus training and free resources.
Use this when Use as a grounding reference for MCA principles, best interests and assessing capacity, helpful for refresher learning.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
The Mental Capacity Toolkit
A toolkit for health and social care professionals, covering capacity assessment, best interests, supported decision-making and deprivation of liberty across nine practical sections.
Use this when Use the toolkit's practical resources to support capacity conversations and to develop staff confidence with the MCA.
Deprivation of liberty and DoLS
Resources on Article 5, DoLS, restrictions, deprivation of liberty and related guidance including Cheshire West.
- Deprivation of libertyVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
Mental Capacity Law and Policy
Alex Ruck Keene's blog offering commentary on Court of Protection cases and mental capacity developments, with papers, articles and resources for lawyers and practitioners.
Use this when Use for accessible commentary on what new cases and policy changes mean in practice, useful for supervision and team discussion.
Case law and legal commentary
Court of Protection summaries, key judgments and legal commentary from sources such as 39 Essex Chambers and Mental Capacity Law and Policy.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
39 Essex Chambers — Mental Capacity Resource Centre
Free monthly Mental Capacity Reports, guidance notes on assessing capacity and best interests, and a searchable database of Court of Protection case summaries.
Use this when Use to keep up with the latest court judgments and to check how recent case law applies to capacity and deprivation of liberty decisions.
- Deprivation of libertyVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
Mental Capacity Law and Policy
Alex Ruck Keene's blog offering commentary on Court of Protection cases and mental capacity developments, with papers, articles and resources for lawyers and practitioners.
Use this when Use for accessible commentary on what new cases and policy changes mean in practice, useful for supervision and team discussion.
Practice tools and supervision prompts
DCC-i tools, reflective practice resources, supervision prompts and related practice support materials.
- Mental Capacity ActVisit resource (opens in a new tab)
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) — SCIE
SCIE's MCA hub for care and health staff, with guidance on assessing capacity, supporting decision-making, DoLS, LPS and the IMCA role, plus training and free resources.
Use this when Use as a grounding reference for MCA principles, best interests and assessing capacity, helpful for refresher learning.
These external links support reflective, rights-based MCA and deprivation of liberty practice. They are practice support, not legal advice. Always check the original source, statutory guidance and local policy, and seek legal advice where a situation is finely balanced.