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Legal Aid Bureau

Mental Capacity Act Applications

Access resources and templates to support Mental Capacity Act deputy applications, including medical report guides and instructions for filing via iFAMs.

Last updated on 17 March 2026

Mental Capacity Act Applications

  1. Singapore Medical Association Article (October 2015)
    Deputy Applications Under the Mental Capacity Act - Writing the Medical Report (opens in new tab){:target="_blank"}(212KB)

  2. Singapore Law Gazette Article (January 2016)
    Medical Reports Supporting Deputy Applications - Encouraging the Good, Rescuing the Bad (opens in new tab){:target="_blank"}(3.9MB)

  3. Singapore Medical Journal Review Article (December 2016)
    Legal Medicine: Assessing the Mental Capacity & Writing Medical Reports for Deputy Applications (opens in new tab){:target="_blank"}(213MB)

  4. Medical Report - Blank Template (opens in new tab)(DOC, 91MB)

  5. Medical Report - Sample of a Completed Medical Report (opens in new tab)(302MB)

  6. Click here to access the quick reference guide to "Filing a Simplified Track Mental Capacity Application using iFAMs" (opens in new tab) and click here to access iFAMs (opens in new tab).
    A doctor who wishes to submit the medical report directly for a Patient on iFAMs can do so by using his/her on SingPass.
    For Legal Aid Bureau's Assigned Solicitors - Please refer to this guide (opens in new tab) for more information on how to submit an application on iFAMS.