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Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service (IMCA)

In April 2007, the Mental Capacity Act established a statutory advocacy service for people who lack capacity and who have no friends or family and require support or advocacy for serious decisions.

The role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service (IMCA) is explained in Booklet 6: Making decisions - The IMCA service - Helping people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves (pdf 609KB). To use this file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this on your computer, please use our advice page.

Medway Council has jointly commissioned the Kent and Medway IMCA Service, in partnership with Kent County Council.

The IMCA Service can be contacted at:

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South of England Advocacy Projects (SEAP)
Room 17
Riverside Business Centre
Riverside House
River Lawn
Tonbridge
Kent TN9 1EP

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Phone: 01892 543870
Fax: 01892 548057

 

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Email: kent.imca@seap.org.uk

 

 

 

Website: www.seap.org.uk/

 

Training materials

The Department of Health (DH) produced a series of training materials to support the implementation of the Act. These can be downloaded directly from the DH website: www.dh.gov.uk/en/publicationsandstatistics/publications/publicationspolicyandguidance/DH_074491.

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For more information contact Dults and Children's Services Team by telephone: 01634 334466 / TextRelay 18001 01634 334466 or by email: ss.accessandinfo@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Dults and Children's Services Team, Customer First, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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