Court of Protection judge sets out guidance on mental capacity assessments for deaf individuals – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 13th, 2024 in Court of Protection, disabled persons, local government, news and tagged by sally

‘A senior Court of Protection judge has outlined a number of considerations that should guide any assessment of a deaf individual fluent in British Sign Language (BSL), after finding that a young man was inaccurately assessed as lacking capacity in all areas.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th December 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk