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Can Guardians or Attorneys request and receive Self-Directed Support?

April 26, 2017attorneys guardians request self-directed support

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Can Guardians or Attorneys request and receive Self-Directed Support?

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Yes. These persons can consent on behalf of someone, if the client evidently lacks capacity. The Local Authority would have to conclude, in its assessment, that the person with assessed need has, after every attempt to support them, no capacity to make a decision to receive Self-Directed Support.