Capacity and decision-making challenges (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in October 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is capacity and decision-making challenges. The sessions are:

• Capacity and decision-making: An Irish paradigm shift (Martina Larkin, Sage Advocacy)
• Recent innovations in recognising the will of the person (Professor Wayne Martin, University of Essex)
• Repurposing mental health and mental capacity law (Professor Jill Stavert, Edinburgh Napier University)