# The Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010, Regulation 5: Meaning of “representative” and “surrogate”


(1) In these Regulations “representative”, in relation to a person who lacks capacity (“P”), means—
(a) a deputy appointed for P by the Court of Protection under section 16(2)(b) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (power to appoint a deputy to make decisions on P’s behalf), or
(b) a donee of a lasting power of attorney within the meaning of section 9 of that Act created by P.
(2) In these Regulations “surrogate”, in relation to a person who lacks capacity, means a representative of the person whose powers, as deputy or donee, consist of or include powers relating to decisions about securing the provision of a community care service or a qualifying service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111502310/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-disabled-peoples-right-to-control-pilot-scheme-england-regulations-2010/regulation-5
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