Written question asked by Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Catherine Atkinson (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Mental Capacity
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mental capacity assessments were undertaken by the Court of Protection in the last three years; and, of these, how many came back confirming lack of capacity reported per year in each of the last three years.
- Answer
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The Court of Protection does not carry out mental capacity assessments.
Assessments of an individual’s capacity are carried out by medical professionals and submitted as supporting evidence for applications to the court.
The Court of Protection statistics on the volume of applications and orders made by the court under the Mental Capacity Act are available online: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2025 .
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 11966
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- Mental capacity
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-07-02 16:34:03 +0100
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