Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

S.68(3) of the Care Act states:
(3) The condition is that the local authority considers that, were an independent advocate not to be available, the individual would experience substantial difficulty in doing one or more of the following-- (a) understanding relevant information; (b) retaining that information; (c) using or weighing that information as part of the process of being involved; (d) communicating the individual's views, wishes or feelings (whether by talking, using sign language or any other means).