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Maximisation of Minors' Capacity (2011)
Journal Article
Cave, E. (2011). Maximisation of Minors' Capacity. Child and family law quarterly, 23(4), 431-449. http://onlineservices.jordanpublishing.co.uk/content/en/FAMILYpa#addHistory=true&filename=Family_CFLQONLINE_CFLQ_2011_12_1.dita.xml&docid=Family_CFLQONLINE_CFLQ_2011_12_1&inner_id=&tid=&query=&scope=&resource=&eventType=lcContent.loadDocFamily_CFLQONLINE_

Section 3(2) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 requires doctors to take practical steps to help a person with impaired capacity to make a competent medical decision. This legal duty does not extend to minors under the age of 16. They must prove their c... Read More about Maximisation of Minors' Capacity.