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  Bern - I agree with you about legislation and that is why I support this move to decentralise power in this way enabling people to take control of their own lives.
  
  That does not get away from the fact that there will always be people suffering from mental incapacity, alzheimers perhaps or from the results of a serious accident. These people will be catered for through a LPOA or provision made by the Court of Protection under the 2007 act. In these cases those given the power to decide by the Court or under the provision of a LPOA will have the power to make those necessary decisions and take control on their behalf.
  
  Anyone else can make their own decisions and it is they who need the information to enable them to do so in a simple easy to understand format. We have to accept that some will make good decision and some bad - we cannot and should not protect everyone from their own mistakes. Lets face it - wherever 'big brother' state gets involved they hardly get it right for everyone now anyway. In fact I would suggest that because of the tick-box/lowest common denominator/cover backs attitude in public services more people will make the right decision for themselves. If they do make a mistake, perhaps contracting the wrong carer , then they would have more power to correct that error without a beaurocracy to fight.

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