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"Making Decisions"

The Government's proposals for making decisions on behalf of
mentally incapacitated adults.

A Report issued in the light of responses
to the consultation paper Who Decides?

Presented to Parliament by the Lord High Chancellor
by Command of Her Majesty

(Cm 4465)
October 1999

» Introduction

The Government's Proposals

» Chapter 1: The Key Principles, Capacity, Best Interests, and the General Authority to Act Reasonably
» Chapter 2: Continuing Powers of Attorney
» Chapter 3: Decision-Making by the Court
» Chapter 4: Modernising the Judicial Forum

» Annex A: The Release of Payments Scheme

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