dementia : 2 Public Bill committees
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Public Bill Committee: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (17 Jan 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/...)_Bill/03-0_2019-01-17a.77.4?s=dementia#g94.0
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case.
As a former trustee of Alzheimer’s & *Dementia* Support Services,
which dealt with people with very serious vulnerabilities, I can attest
to the fact that amendments 31 and 33 are entirely sensible and should
be incorporated in the Bill. Not having a registered medical
practitioner undertaking these assessments, especially when we are
dealing...
Public Bill Committee: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (17 Jan 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/...Bill/04-0_2019-01-17a.103.3?s=dementia#g139.0
Caroline Dinenage: ...programme of reviews. If a person’s
circumstances change significantly, the authorisation will be reviewed
and may be found to no longer be valid. That could easily be the case
with somebody with *dementia*, as has already been highlighted. In that
way, I believe that the provision actually brings in additional
safeguards. I hope that has provided clarification and I ask hon.
Members to..
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Public Bill Committee: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (17 Jan 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/...)_Bill/03-0_2019-01-17a.77.4?s=dementia#g94.0
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case.
As a former trustee of Alzheimer’s & *Dementia* Support Services,
which dealt with people with very serious vulnerabilities, I can attest
to the fact that amendments 31 and 33 are entirely sensible and should
be incorporated in the Bill. Not having a registered medical
practitioner undertaking these assessments, especially when we are
dealing...
Public Bill Committee: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (17 Jan 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/...Bill/04-0_2019-01-17a.103.3?s=dementia#g139.0
Caroline Dinenage: ...programme of reviews. If a person’s
circumstances change significantly, the authorisation will be reviewed
and may be found to no longer be valid. That could easily be the case
with somebody with *dementia*, as has already been highlighted. In that
way, I believe that the provision actually brings in additional
safeguards. I hope that has provided clarification and I ask hon.
Members to..
