{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-A1/paragraph-115",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/9",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Capacity Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/A1/paragraph/115",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "115",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies in a case where—\n(a) a best interests review assessment is carried out, and\n(b) the assessment comes to a positive conclusion.\n(2) The supervisory body must decide the following questions—\n(a) whether or not the best interests requirement is reviewable on the change of reason ground;\n(b) whether or not the best interests requirement is reviewable on the variation of conditions ground;\n(c) if so, whether or not the change in the person's case is significant.\n(3) If the supervisory body decide that the best interests requirement is reviewable on the change of reason ground, they must vary the standard authorisation so that it states the reason why the relevant person now meets that requirement.\n(4) If the supervisory body decide that—\n(a) the best interests requirement is reviewable on the variation of conditions ground, and\n(b) the change in the relevant person's case is not significant,\nthey may vary the conditions to which the standard authorisation is subject in such ways (if any) as they think are appropriate in the circumstances.\n(5) If the supervisory body decide that—\n(a) the best interests requirement is reviewable on the variation of conditions ground, and\n(b) the change in the relevant person's case is significant,\nthey must vary the conditions to which the standard authorisation is subject in such ways as they think are appropriate in the circumstances.\n(6) If the supervisory body decide that the best interests requirement is not reviewable on—\n(a) the change of reason ground, or\n(b) the variation of conditions ground,\nthis Part does not require the supervisory body to take any action in respect of the standard authorisation so far as the best interests requirement relates to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. A1 inserted (1.4.2008 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2009) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12) , ss. 50 , 56 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2008/745 , art. 4(a) ; S.I. 2009/139 , art. 2(c) (with art. 3 , Sch. paras. 3 , 4 )"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2019/18",
      "affecting_title": "Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/A1/paragraph/115",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:24.228713+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}