Government Departments and Statutory Agencies |
| Office of the Wards of Court |
| http://www.courts.ie/offices.nsf/0/19111E254B2EF547802573D2006CCF26?OpenDocument |
| HSE Assisted Decision Making in the Health and Social Care Context |
| www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/QID/Other-Quality-Improvement-Programmes/assisteddecisionmaking/ |
| National Safeguarding Committee, Promoting the Rights of Adults who may be Vulnerable |
http://safeguardingcommittee.ie/ On 18th January the Office of the DSS at the MHC hosted the launch by the NSC of its paper “Review of current practice in the use of wardship for adults in Ireland”. The full report can be read on the NSC website here. |
| Citizens Information Centre - Current legal arrangements for incapacity |
| http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/legal_matters_and_health/legal_arrangements_for_incapacity.html |
| Citizens Information Centre - Information on current wards of court system |
| http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/legal_matters_and_health/wards_of_court.html |
| Citizens Information Centre - Relate, Guide to the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 |
| http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/downloads/relate/relate_2016_04.pdf |
| Law Reform Commission - Report on Vulnerable Adults and the Law, LRC 83 – 2006 |
| http://www.lawreform.ie/_fileupload/Reports/Report%20Vulnerable%20Adults.pdf |
| Department of Justice Information on the Act |
| http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Assisted_Decision-Making_(Capacity)_Act_2015 |
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Advocacy and Non-Governmental Organisations
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of organisations active in the area of assisted decision making and related issues. The MHC-DSS does not take any responsibility for the content of these external organisations and / or their websites. |
| Inclusion Ireland |
| http://www.inclusionireland.ie |
| SAGE, A guide to the Assisted Decision Making Act 2015 |
| http://www.thirdageireland.ie/assets/site/files/pr/New_Times_2nd_Ed._June_2016_website_version.pdf |
| Support and Advocacy Service for Older Persons (SAGE) |
| http://www.thirdageireland.ie/sage/resources/capacity-legislation-information |
| The Alzheimer Society of Ireland |
| http://www.alzheimer.ie/Home.aspx |
| The Irish Hospice Foundation |
| http://hospicefoundation.ie/programmes/advance-care/ |
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International Resources |
| United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/convention/convoptprot-e.pdf |
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Comparative Jurisdictions |
| Office of the Public Guardian Scotland |
| http://www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk/ |
| Office of the Public Guardian England and Wales |
| https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-public-guardian |
| Office of the Public Advocate, Victoria, Australia |
| http://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/advocacy-research/supported-decision-making |
| Office of the Public Guardian, New South Wales, Australia |
| http://www.publicguardian.justice.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Alberta Health Advocates, Canada |
| https://www.albertahealthadvocates.ca/Pages/default.aspx |
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Decision Support Service in the News |
| €3 million for the establishment of the Decision Support Service |
| http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR17000324 |