Information since 25 Nov 2025, 4:09 a.m.
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6 Feb 2026, 3:29 p.m. - House of Lords "Capacity Act are we dealing with. The Mental Capacity Amendment Act, 2019 had a particular section in section two, which would replace " Lord Harper (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
215 speeches (44,951 words) Committee stage Friday 6th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) Section 2 of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 would replace what was in the 2005 Act. - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
184 speeches (39,194 words) Committee stage Friday 12th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) Implementation of the 2019 Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act, with the concomitant refresh of the MCA code - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Berger (Lab - Life peer) implement the changes to the deprivation of liberty safeguards assessments contained in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act - Link to Speech |
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Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations
Asked by: Sam Carling (Labour - North West Cambridgeshire) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of reviewing the current approach to mental capacity assessments, particularly in relation to addiction and conditions which may involve fluctuating capacity, such as short-term dementia. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) On 18 October 2025, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the intention to launch a public consultation on the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in 2026. The consultation will cover a revised Code of Practice and will incorporate changes in case law, legislation, and good practice in the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). The LPS as introduced by the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 aims to deliver streamlined processes and assessments for authorising deprivations of liberty, including for individuals with fluctuating capacity. This consultation will seek the views of those affected, and people involved in their care and welfare. The responses from this consultation will be used to inform a final MCA Code of Practice which will be laid in Parliament. |
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Monday 9th February 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: National Mental Capacity Forum: Chair’s annual report from 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: liberty, and provide administrative procedures for 16 and 17 year olds as well. 9 The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act |
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Friday 23rd January 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor Document: New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor (webpage) Found: capacity law in England and Wales, for influencing legislation and law reform – such as the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act |
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Friday 27th March 2026
Source Page: National framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare Document: Continuing NHS Healthcare, the national framework for implementation in Wales (PDF) Found: The Liberty Protection Safeguards were introduced in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 and will |
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Friday 20th March 2026
Source Page: Together for Mental Health and Talk to Me 2 Strategies: Closure Report Document: Together for Mental Health and Talk to Me 2 Strategies: Closure Report (PDF) Found: Legislation These actions set out how we implemented the legal changes to be made by the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act |