The mental capacity question during a pandemic

Until relatively recently, people with diminished mental capacity had all their decisions made for them. Today, it’s rather more complex and there are plenty of cases where someone’s decisions may be called into question but are upheld. In the same way, there has been a general acknowledgement that people whose freedom is restricted should be safeguarded, even when they’re perfectly happy with the situation. In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, emergency legislation has been introduced to Parliament that includes temporary measures to change the Mental Health Act. This is because the government is concerned that Covid-19 will reduce the number