# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 131

Extent: E+W

An assessor may, at all reasonable times, examine and take copies of—
(a) any health record,
(b) any record of, or held by, a local authority and compiled in accordance with a social services function, and
(c) any record held by a person registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 , Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 or Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016,
which the assessor considers may be relevant to the assessment which is being carried out.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/A1/paragraph/131 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-A1/paragraph-131
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