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The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future? (2019)
Book Chapter
Pritchard-Jones, L. (2019). The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future?. In The Care Act 2014 Wellbeing in Practice

8. The. Care. Act. 2014. and. the. Mental. Capacity. Act. 2005: learning. lessons. for. the. future? Laura Pritchard-Jones ... and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 attempted to fill 'legal vacuum[s]' (Manthorpe et al., 2013:369): the Mental Capac... Read More about The Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Learning Lessons for the Future?.

‘Adults at Risk’: ‘Vulnerability’ by Any Other Name? (2018)
Journal Article
Pritchard-Jones. (2018). ‘Adults at Risk’: ‘Vulnerability’ by Any Other Name?. Journal of Adult Protection, 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-07-2017-0029

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore and critique the conceptual and terminological shift – particularly from ‘vulnerability’ to ‘adult at risk’ - in adult safeguarding under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales... Read More about ‘Adults at Risk’: ‘Vulnerability’ by Any Other Name?.