Search:          Legal Issues That Affect Carers This section looks at how the law affects the position of carers in terms of their rights and entitlements to services, and more particularly the position in terms of Court of Protection, Trust Funds for Dependants and Wills. main topics Benefits & Finance Carer Profiles Carers & Work, Learning, Leisure Carers Association Southern Staffs Carers Issues Carers Legislation Legal Issues That Affect Carers Advance Decisions Court Of Protection General Issues Making A Will National Plans & Strategies North Staffs Carers Association Staffs NHS Staffs Social Care & Health Staffs Voluntary Sector UK Carers Projects to find out more about CASS, click here to visit our new minisite!   home   about us | quick help | news & notices | faq | links | contact us | home Advance Decisions An advance decision is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Doctors and other healthcare workers must usually take these wishes into account. Instructions refusing treatment are usually referred to as advance decisions. There are, however, certain conditions which need to be satisfied before an advance decision can be valid and there are some limits to what a person can direct. 3 articles Useful Links and Organisations Court Of Protection Court of Protection provides a legal framework (in England and Wales) to promote the financial and social well being of people with mental incapacity. The Office of the Public Guardian (the Administrative arm of the Court of Protection) provides financial protection services for clients who are not able to manage their financial affairs because of mental incapacity. The incapacity may be related to an illness suffered by some older people (e.g. dementia), or the result of an accident or negligence (brain injury) or of mental illness (schizophrenia). Some people with learning difficulties may also be clients of the PGO. The organisation also supports carers of those with mental incapacity. 2 articles Useful Links and Organisations General Issues General legal issues that affect people in the UK are discussed in this section. 2 articles Useful Links and Organisations Making A Will When someone dies, someone has to deal with their affairs and decide what will happen to the things they owned. This section looks at the law affecting this area. 2 articles Useful Links and Organisations   CARERS ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN STAFFORDSHIRE The Carers Centre, Austin Friars, Stafford ST17 4AP Tel: 01785 606675  Fax: 01785 220665   E-MAIL: enquiries@carersinformation.org.uk Carers Association Southern Staffordshire is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered No:4184030 Registered Office: The Carers Centre, Austin Friars, Stafford. ST17 4AP. Cass is a Registered Charity 1086979