Multi-Professional Approved Clinician Legal Update
A live online day for approved clinicians and trainee ACs from nursing, psychology, occupational therapy and social work.
Open course
Thursday 28 January 2027
10am–3pm UK time · live on Zoom
LPS Members get 30% off with their member code at checkout.
Book your placeWhere the MHA, the MCA and deprivation of liberty meet
This day is for approved clinicians, and those training to become one, who come from outside medicine. It looks at the places where the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and deprivation of liberty overlap, because that is where most of the hard calls come.
We start with the deprivation of liberty test after AGNI and then follow patients through inpatient, community and forensic settings, with a session on young people. The day ends with what the Mental Health Act 2025 will change for ACs.
The course is open to non-medical ACs and trainee ACs only, so you can test your reasoning with peers. There is time for questions throughout, and you are welcome to bring your own practice issues.
What we’ll
cover
Six sessions between 10am and 3pm, with a morning break and lunch.
AGNI and the new deprivation of liberty test
What the Supreme Court's judgment changes for AC and RC decisions, including in Northern Ireland.
Inpatients: MHA or MCA?
Eligibility, section 3 or an MCA deprivation of liberty, the Part 4 and section 63 treatment interface, and capacity and insight.
Community patients
CTOs, section 17 leave, guardianship, deprivation of liberty outside hospital and section 117 after-care.
Forensic patients
Restricted patients, conditional discharge and deprivation of liberty, and the role of the AC.
Young people
Under-16s and Gillick competence, 16 and 17-year-olds under the MCA, and the inherent jurisdiction.
The Mental Health Act 2025
What the new Act will change for approved clinicians.
What you’ll receive
Slides & Materials
The slides and online course materials to keep
Attendance Certificate
A certificate confirming your attendance
Live on Zoom
Live teaching with questions throughout. Not recorded
Peer setting
Non-medical ACs and trainees only
By the end of
the day
You should be able to:
Choosing the right legal framework
Decide with more confidence whether the MHA or the MCA fits a patient's situation
Applying the test after AGNI
Apply the deprivation of liberty test to inpatients and to people in the community
Community and forensic patients
Understand how CTOs, conditional discharge and section 117 interact with deprivation of liberty
Young people
Know which framework applies to under-16s and to 16 and 17-year-olds
What's coming
Know what the Mental Health Act 2025 will mean for your role
Book your place
Open course · individual bookings
Thursday 28 January 2027
10am–3pm UK time · Zoom
- For non-medical approved clinicians and trainee ACs
- Slides, online course materials and a certificate of attendance
- LPS Members get 30% off
- Live only. The session is not recorded
LPS Members: enter your member code at checkout for 30% off. You can also book on Eventbrite.
If your employer needs an invoice for your place, email training@lpslaw.co.uk.
Neil Allen
Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers and Founder of LPS Law Ltd. Consistently recognised in the global rankings of the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading Barrister in the Court of Protection, for which he was shortlisted as Court of Protection Junior of the Year 2024.
A rare combination of courtroom rigour and classroom clarity. Neil’s courses are built on real cases and real dilemmas. He has over 25 years at the Bar, is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford and is a published author.
Before you book
Nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers who are approved clinicians or trainee ACs. It is not open to medical ACs.
Live on Zoom, 10am to 3pm UK time on Thursday 28 January 2027, with a morning break and lunch. You will receive the joining link before the day.
No. The session is live only.
The slides, online course materials and a certificate of attendance.
£95 per person, including VAT. LPS Members get 30% off. Bookings are for individuals only.
Yes. Book online with a card, or email training@lpslaw.co.uk if your employer needs an invoice for your place.
Secure your place
£95 per person, including VAT. Places are limited to 100.
Multi-Professional Approved Clinician Legal Update
£95 inc VAT · Thu 28 January 2027 · 10am–3pm · Zoom