Mencap's Decision Making webinar

Mencap's Decision Making webinar

By Mencap

Join our free webinar where we will discuss decision making for people with a learning disability about their welfare and finances.

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  • 1 hour, 30 minutes
  • Online

About this event

Mencap have had the pleasure of working closely with a specialist Lawyer, Philip Warford and his fantastic team at Renaissance Legal.

Philip will talk through the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, who can make a Powers of Attorney and how the Court of Protection might help.

Philip will discuss:

MENTAL CAPACITY

• What is mental capacity & who assesses mental capacity

• What affects mental capacity

• Different levels of capacity for different things

• How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects us

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

• What is a Power of Attorney

• Lasting Powers of Attorney explained

COURT OF PROTECTION

• What it is and what is does

• When and how to contact them

• Timescales and their charges

For further information contact the Wills and Trusts Service on - willsandtrusts@mencap.org.uk

**5-7 days before the event you will be sent Zoom login reminders via e-mail, please remember to check your junk mailbox.**


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Oct 16 · 02:30 PDT