u/Dangerous_Age8995

My elderly mother has been held under section 2 of the mental health code (in England). She is very delusional and she has been talking to me about gems and how they will be my inheritance. I know she has been buying things off tv shopping channels. For Christmas she gave me some gold which she thinks is an investment, I looked it up and could see it cost £35 but contains around £0.30 of gold. So I am concerned about what she has been buying. I have asked my dad to look around the house for anything she has bought. From their wills, my dad will have lasting power of attorney, which would then go to me if anything happens to him. Is there anything we can do now to check her bank account to see what she has been buying? I assume that if she is held long term this will be something that will be covered by LPA but she has only just been sectioned. Would we have any grounds to return goods if they were bought when she did not have full capacity? How does it work If/when she is released, will we be able to have someone added for approval on her bank account? Can the bank put extra checks on her purchasing anything over certain amounts? I appreciate this may sound like I am being controlling but I just want to know what options will be available.