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- Title:
- Mental Capacity Act test of understanding
- Description:
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The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are part of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and must be understood within the wider context of the MCA.
This short test of your knowledge will help you decide whether you have sufficient knowledge of the basic framework of the MCA to be able to understand DoLS and appropriately carry out the statutory role of DoLS mental health assessor.
- Hierarchy:
- Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training Programme > Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training > Mental Capacity Act test of understanding
- Author(s):
-
Rachel Griffiths
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2026
- Keywords:
- 753-017, mental capacity act, MCA, DoLS, deprivation of liberty safeguards, mental health act, MHA
- Quicklink:
- 753-017
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- Title:
- Mental Capacity Act test of understanding
- Description:
-
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are part of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and must be understood within the wider context of the MCA.
This short test of your knowledge will help you decide whether you have sufficient knowledge of the basic framework of the MCA to be able to understand DoLS and appropriately carry out the statutory role of DoLS mental health assessor.
- Hierarchy:
- Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training Programme > Mental Health Assessor DoLS Training > Mental Capacity Act test of understanding
- Author(s):
-
Rachel Griffiths
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2026
- Keywords:
- 753-017, mental capacity act, MCA, DoLS, deprivation of liberty safeguards, mental health act, MHA
- Quicklink:
- 753-017