...Victoria Butler-Cole Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the current state of the Court of Protection case law on capacity to consent to sexual relations and identifies a number of difficulties with the present position. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews and summarises...

...Sarah H. Bernard; Suzannah Gratton Purpose A review of the literature regarding the use of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) of 2005 with young people with intellectual disability indicated an absence of publications on this topic, yet clinical practice suggests that services are grappling...

... also continue to review the appropriateness of detention. The law relating to 16 and 17 year olds differs from that related to those under the age of 16. Section 131 of the MHA states that, when a 16 or 17‐year‐old has capacity (as defined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005) to consent to be admitted...

... police interviews, fitness to plead and stand trial, capacity to give evidence in court, and issues to do with criminal responsibility and sentencing. The focus in this paper is on police interviews and the capacity of adults with intellectual disabilities to give evidence in Court. Research...