Clarify the capacity decision, explore relevant public support around Solihull, and prepare an informed enquiry about independent assessment.
If you are considering a mental capacity assessment in Solihull, first identify the decision, when it needs to be made and who needs the evidence. A care-needs assessment, support from an advocate and an independently instructed capacity report have different purposes. The Mental Capacity Act requires support for the person to make the decision and does not equate an unwise choice with incapacity.
Sources: Mental Capacity Act2005 section1 · Mental Capacity Act2005 section2
The public-service routes to check for this area include Worcestershire, Birmingham, Solihull. Responsibility depends on the person’s circumstances, not the town name alone. If a council or NHS team is already involved, confirm its role before sending personal information or commissioning a report.
No. Solihull’s adult-care and carer responsibilities are separate from Birmingham’s. Confirm the responsible council and the relevant advocacy scheme before referring; an independent capacity instruction needs its own decision-specific purpose.
Sources: Birmingham | adult/carers · Birmingham | carers contact · Birmingham | advocacy · Solihull | adult assessment · Solihull | carers · Solihull | advocacy · Worcestershire | adult assessment · Worcestershire | carers
These council and advocacy services are separate from Nellie Supports. Use the linked service to check current arrangements, the relevant area and eligibility before sharing personal information.
Birmingham Carers Hub says it undertakes statutory carer assessments on the council’s behalf for carers supporting adults resident in Birmingham. Telephone, online and face-to-face arrangements are described; ASC contact is 0121 303 1234.
Source: Birmingham | adult/carers. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Current provider contact is 0333 006 9711 and info@birminghamcarershub.org.uk.
Source: Birmingham | carers contact. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Birmingham Advocacy Hub partnership comprises POhWER, Advocacy Matters and Ashiana Community Project. It lists Care Act, IMCA/RPPR, IMHA, NHS complaints and community schemes, with separate referral forms and 0300 456 2370.
Source: Birmingham | advocacy. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Adult Portal offers care-needs and carer requests for oneself, someone with permission, and professionals.
Source: Solihull | adult assessment. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Council offers separate or joint carers assessment through 0121 704 8007 and ccadults@solihull.gov.uk; distinguishes Carers Trust support.
Source: Solihull | carers. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Council funds Solihull Action through Advocacy (SAtA); contact 0121 706 4696 and office@solihulladvocacy.org.uk.
Source: Solihull | advocacy. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Council assessment gateway links Adult Front Door.
Source: Worcestershire | adult assessment. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Council-funded Carers Hub is run by Carers and Communities, with 0300 012 4272 and mail@carersandcommunities.org.uk; replacement care is distinguished from carer support.
Source: Worcestershire | carers. Check the linked service for current arrangements and eligibility.
Write down the decision in the person’s own terms and what help makes information easier to understand. Discuss communication, hearing or sight needs, fatigue, an interpreter, privacy and who the person wants involved. If a visit is proposed, agree the setting and permission to use it before making arrangements. Do not assume a home, hospital or care-home appointment, remote format or travel charge has been agreed.
Sources: Mental Capacity Act2005 section3
Agree the question, intended recipient and relevant date before an assessment is instructed. A report about capacity does not itself award council support, decide NHS funding, appoint a deputy or grant legal authority to act. Will-making, litigation and Court of Protection instructions require their own specialist scope and review.
For an independent assessment enquiry, describe the decision and intended use of the report. Ask about suitability, the assessor’s relevant expertise, practical arrangements, fees and the proposed report timetable before proceeding. Public assessment and advocacy routes remain separate options; choosing to enquire about private help does not replace them.
No. Solihull’s adult-care and carer responsibilities are separate from Birmingham’s. Confirm the responsible council and the relevant advocacy scheme before referring; an independent capacity instruction needs its own decision-specific purpose.
Describe the decision, the broad area, your relationship to the person, any deadline and communication or accessibility needs. Keep detailed health, financial and legal documents out of an ordinary initial enquiry; ask how information should be shared securely.
Describe the decision and intended use of the report, then agree suitability and arrangements with the team.
Discuss an assessment enquiryPublic sources accessed 2026-10-22. Linked services may change; check their current information.