Guidance

Making decisions: who decides when you can’t?

How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Published: 20 April 2009
• Last updated: 23 May 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Making decisions about your health, welfare or finances

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Advice to help you plan ahead in case you are unable to make and understand decisions in the future.

Published 20 April 2009

Last updated 23 May 2025 + show all updates

1. 23 May 2025

   Contact centre number, Relay and international numbers added

2. 13 August 2024

   HTML Version of Legacy document Removal of outdated OPG601 pdf

3. 20 April 2009

   First published.