Mental Capacity

(asked on 12th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to implement the Law Commission's recommendations with regard to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 9th October 2018

The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced into Parliament in July 2018 and the Bill has been published on the Parliament website. This implements the Law commission recommendations.

The Government will provide a response to the Joint Committee of Human Rights report in due time.

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