Capacity
What is capacity?
Capacity is the ability to make decisions for oneself.
A person has capacity when they can go through the process of making their own decisions by:
understanding the information and choices presented
weighing up the information to determine what the decision will mean for them
communicating that decision.
If a person is unable to follow this process and make their own decisions, that person is said to lack capacity.
Supported Decision Making is a Human Right