Established by the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, IMCAs provide an Advocacy service to people who lack capacity to make a specific decision.
The Mental Capacity Act states that a person must have suitable representation in the following situations, and that this must be an IMCA where a family member or other appropriate representative is not identified:
The Mental Capacity Act states that a person must have suitable representation in the following situations, and that an IMCA should be considered where a family member or other appropriate representative is not identified: