The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 requires all adult wards of court to be discharged from wardship by April, 2026. Photograph: iStock
Concerns around the future management of more than €1.7 billion in funds connected to wards of court may be contributing to a slow collective exit from wardship, a new study has suggested.
Before 2023, a person deemed by court to lack capacity to look after their own affairs was made a ward of court.
Last November, just 250 wards were discharged, while 1,602 adults (74 per cent) remained in wardship.
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