 We want to hear your views on new laws for Wales that will support the new liberty protection safeguards known as the LPS. The LPS will protect the rights of those people who lack the mental capacity to agree to their care, support or treatment where this involves someone having their liberty taken away. Under the LPS there is a new role called an approved mental capacity professional or AMCP. An AMCP will help to protect the rights of someone who lacks the mental capacity to agree to their care, support or treatment where this involves someone having their liberty taken away. Before a local authority or a health board can decide whether they agree if someone's freedom can be restricted, a pre-authorisation review of the person's case must be carried out. A decision will then be made. For some people, an AMCP will carry out the pre-authorisation review of the person's case. AMCPs will be able to meet the person and speak to those involved in their care or treatment and to those with an interest in the person's welfare such as family members. The new regulations for Wales say that nurses, social workers, practitioner psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists can apply to be approved as an AMCP. The regulations say that local authorities must carry out certain checks before approving someone to be an AMCP. The regulations also say that an AMCP must have their approval checked every 12 months. AMCPs will also need certain training. This includes 18 hours of further training every year to allow them to continue in their role. The Welsh Government wants to hear your thoughts on the LPS regulations and our plans on the role of the AMCP.