This consultation ended 14 July 2022.
Summary of outcome
Welsh Government received 72 responses to the recent consultation on the draft Regulations for Wales to support the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards. A summary of these responses and a response from Welsh Government will be published later this winter.
UK Government are continuing to analyse responses to their recent consultation on the draft Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice for England and Wales, and draft Regulations for England. Welsh Government officials are working with UK Government to develop a response to the key issues raised within the consultations, identifying where changes are needed and whether these changes should be achieved through the Regulations for Wales or through the Code of Practice.
Original consultation
We want your views on the draft Regulations on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 and Liberty Protection Safeguards.
Consultation description
We are consulting on new regulations which will support the implementation of liberty protection safeguards (LPS).
The new LPS regulations will provide important rights and protections for people who lack the mental capacity to agree to care, support or treatment arrangements, where these arrangements amount to a deprivation of liberty.
Consultation documents

Consultation document , file type: PDF, file size: 866 KB

The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Eligibility to Carry Out Assessments, Make Determinations and Carry O ut Pre Authorisation Reviews) (Wales) Regulations 2022 , file type: PDF, file size: 258 KB

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Independent Mental Capacity Advocates) Wales (Regulations 2022 , file type: PDF, file size: 148 KB

The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Training and Criteria for Approval as an Approved Mental Capacity Professional) (Regulations 2022 , file type: PDF, file size: 275 KB

The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Monitoring and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2022 , file type: PDF, file size: 198 KB

Getting it right - Regulations and plans for Wales for the Liberty Protection Safeguards: easy read , file type: PDF, file size: 857 KB

Overview of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 and the new Liberty Protection Safeguards: easy read , file type: PDF, file size: 383 KB

Summary of the Regulatory Impact Assessment for Regulations for Wales which support the implementation of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019: easy read , file type: PDF, file size: 2 MB

Getting it right Regulations and plans for Wales for the Liberty Protection Safeguards , file type: PDF, file size: 350 KB

The Liberty Protection Safeguards: workforce plan and training framework , file type: PDF, file size: 526 KB

The Liberty Protection Safeguards: the development of a monitoring and reporting strategy for Wales and a national minimum data set , file type: PDF, file size: 480 KB

Draft explanatory memorandum to Regulations for Wales which support the implementation of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 , file type: PDF, file size: 1021 KB

My LPS journey , file type: PDF, file size: 48 KB

Children’s rights impact assessment: Liberty Protection Safeguards , file type: PDF, file size: 984 KB

Equality impact assessment (EIA): Liberty Protection Safeguards , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB

Welsh language impact assessment , file type: PDF, file size: 564 KB
