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Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

I do not think it is ever possible to say that. This particular area of law has always been open to legal challenge. We decided to include a definition because so many stakeholders, as well as the Law Commission and Members of the other place, thought it essential, but the wording is very specific. It refers to what does not constitute a deprivation of liberty rather than what does, because we did not want to leave out accidentally something that could open up a legal challenge further down the line. This is where the code of practice comes into its own. It will include case studies and examples, so that those affected by the Mental Capacity Act will have a better understanding of how it works for them.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
654 c802 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Written corrections
House of Commons
Notes
Response corrected on 13 February at 654 cc7-8MC.
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