What does the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 mean for Wards of Court?

As the 2015 Act is now commenced, no new applications can be made to have a person made a ward of court. The wardship system will continue to operate for a transitional period of three years in order to manage current adult wards’ cases.

During the transitional period the Office of Wards of Court:

  • will review all adult wards’ cases
  • will ensure that each review will be completed before the end of the transitional period