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Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act is a law which tells everyone how health and social care staff should work for people who may be unable to make some decisions about their care and treatment.

Plymouth City Council have written an easy read guide leaflet about the Mental Capacity Act.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link, Mental Capacity Act to view the leaflet.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 634KB.

Do you know what happens when someone is arrested?

On the next page is an easy words and pictures leaflet giving you a guide to what happens when you are arrested.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, 'If you are arrested' to look at the document.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 903KB

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, 'Information book for prisoners with a disability' to look at the document.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 624KB

Voting - your right to vote

Voting is very important and everyone should have the opportunity to vote.

On the next page is an easy-read booklet telling you who can vote, how to register and why vote.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, Voting - your right to vote to look at the document.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 569KB.

Care Quality Commission

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) make sure health and social care services are better and act to stop bad services. They also make sure people have the information they need to make choices about their health and social care.

On the next page is an easy read booklet about their 5-year plan with the five most important things the CQC need to do for all people with learning disabilities.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, CQC 5 Year Plan for Learning Disabilities to view their plan.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 949KB.

The Equality Bill 2009

We all have the right to be treated equally and fairly.

If you want to know more please go to the next page for the link to view the document.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, The Equality Bill 2009 as it will give you more information.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 1.6MB.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

A new document about the human rights for people living in residential care or receiving treatment in hospital.

If you want to know more please go to the next page for the link to view the document.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, Department of Health - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards as it will give you more information.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 2.7MB.

National Health Service

Are you unhappy about the service you receive?

The Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) can offer you help and advice.

On the next page is an easy read leaflet.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

You can use this link, ICAS to view the easy read leaflet.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 309KB.