Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with people affected by dementia on the development of the liberty protection safeguards code of practice.

The Department is currently collaborating closely with stakeholders, including those with lived experience, to produce the Liberty Protection Safeguards Code of Practice. It is engaging with the third sector, health and social care organisations, user-led groups and individuals. This includes organisations which represent individuals with dementia and those affected by it, for example the Alzheimer’s Society and Carers UK.