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The annual cost for refresher training for AMCPs is estimated at £0.66 million.
Multiplying the number of AMCPs (1,073) by the cost of a refresher training (£615), gives a cost per annum of £0.66m.
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 43
The cost of repeat assessments is estimated at £0.17 million annually.
Cost of repeat assessments is calculated by using the Law Commission assumptions and multiplying the number of assessments in the new model (257,984), the cost per repeat assessment (£51) and an assumption on the repeat assessment rate (5%). This gives a cost of £0.17m.
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 43
The annual cost for advocacy under the Liberty Protection Safeguards is estimated at £125.24 million.
Adding gives a total cost of £125.24m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 42
The total training costs for AMCPs and advocates under the Liberty Protection Safeguards are estimated at £20.0 million.
Summing the costs of training social workers, doctors, advocates and AMCPs gives a total training cost of £38.83m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 39
The cost of training for doctors and social workers under the Liberty Protection Safeguards is estimated at £18.23 million.
This gives a cost of £18.23m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 39
The total ongoing costs for the Liberty Protection Safeguards range from £1755.50 million to £2899.18 million per annum.
Total ongoing costs (per annum) Low estimate Best estimate High estimate Cost to managing and supervisory bodies £257.80m £383.59m £554.04m Costs of DoL outside of DOLS settings £669.76m £717.60m £777.40m Total legal system costs £233.35m £320.66m £418.17m Total self-funded legal costs £587.54m £861.12m £1130.22m Costs to regulatory bodies £6.60m £10.35m £18.00m Ongoing training costs £0.45m £0.90m £1.35m Total ongoing costs (per annum) £1755.50m £2294.22m £2899.18m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 36
The total transitional costs for training under the Liberty Protection Safeguards range from £12.16 million to £27.02 million.
Total transitional costs Low estimate Best estimate High estimate Upfront training costs £12.16m £19.59m £27.02m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 36
The total ongoing training costs for the current deprivation of liberty system are estimated at between £0.21 million and £0.64 million per annum.
Ongoing training costs £0.21 m £0.43 m £0.64 m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 32
The total costs to regulatory bodies for the current deprivation of liberty system are estimated at between £6.00 million and £15.00 million per annum.
Costs to regulatory bodies £6.00 m £9.00 m £15.00 m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 32
The total legal system costs for the current deprivation of liberty system are estimated at between £16.80 million and £30.22 million per annum.
Total legal system costs £16.80 m £23.16 m £30.22 m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 32
The total cost to managing and supervisory bodies for the current deprivation of liberty system is estimated at between £216.65 million and £462.18 million per annum.
Total costs (per annum) Low estimate Best estimate High estimate Cost to managing and supervisory bodies £216.65 m £320.89 m £462.18 m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 32
The total legal costs under the status quo are estimated at £63.77m, including both legal aid and self-funded costs.
Summing gives a total legal cost of £63.77m
Financial · Metric statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 29
The cost of authorising DoLS under the status quo is estimated at £320.89m, with additional costs for deprivations outside DoLS settings amounting to £33.84m.
Summing the above three costs gives a total cost of £320.89m. Total cost of authorisations for deprivations of liberty outside of DoLS settings: £33.84m
Financial · Metric statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 28
The new system is anticipated to have beneficial impacts for older people and those with disabilities, including greater advocacy rights and better protection of human rights.
These benefits will include greater advocacy rights for these groups, better protection of their human rights, and greater empowerment for these groups relating to issues of treatment and care
Service · Observational claim · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 25
The preferred model of LPS is expected to reduce the number of people unlawfully deprived of their liberty.
This makes the system more efficient and reduces the number of people who will potentially be unlawfully deprived of their liberty
Policy · Observational claim · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 24
The net present value for LPS is estimated between £678m and £3031m, while DoLS fully operationalised has negative values ranging from -£16900m to -£26709m.
NPV Net Benefits Low estimate Best estimate High estimate Preferred Model £678m £1663m £3031m DoLS fully operationalised -£16900m -£21659m -£26709m
Financial · Metric statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 24
The total annual cost of Option 1, which fully operationalises the current DoLS model, is estimated at £2.294 billion.
Total ongoing costs (per annum) Low estimate Best estimate High estimate Cost to managing and supervisory bodies £257.80m £383.59m £554.04m Costs of DoL outside of DOLS settings £669.76m £717.60m £777.40m Total legal system costs £233.35m £320.66m £418.17m Total self-funded legal costs £587.54m £861.12m £1130.22m Costs to regulatory bodies £6.60m £10.35m £18.00m Ongoing training costs £0.45m £0.90m £1.35m Total ongoing costs (per annum) £1755.50m £2294.22m £2899.18m
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 21
The total annual cost of the current DoLS system is estimated at £427.93 million.
Total per annum costs of the status quo are estimated to be £427.93m.
Financial · Funding statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 19
The new scheme provides a more cost-effective way of ensuring authorisations can occur.
Rather than relying on the court system, the new scheme provides a more cost-effective way of ensuring authorisations can occur and allows individuals to access robust safeguards in an easier and less cumbersome way.
Financial · Observational claim · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 18
The new system aims to reduce delays and allow people to access protections more quickly.
streamlined system is designed to reduce delays and allow people to access protections more quickly
Policy · Policy statement · From Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — Impact assessment of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, page 16