| Heading: |
Mental Capacity |
| Question ID: |
1816191 |
| UIN: |
HL8763 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3609 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce the role of approved mental capacity professionals, and whether they plan to extend eligibility for this role to include speech and language therapists. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Government is currently reviewing options for the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards. The Liberty Protection Safeguards would include the introduction of approved mental capacity professionals. We will set out plans in due course, whi... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |