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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 46, in schedule 1, page 21, line 42, leave out sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), and insert— “39 (1) The responsible body must take all reasonable steps to…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The Minister says she is tempted by the amendment. It is about time, because she accepted the recommendations when she accepted the Law Commission’s report, and I have even read…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 45, in schedule 1, page 19, line 34, at end insert— “(2) In varying an authorisation, the responsible body may also consider— (a) whether the cared-for…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Over the last few sessions, we have talked at great length about when it is appropriate to deprive somebody of their liberty and how can we prevent this being done…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I absolutely agree. My hon. Friend makes such a good point. The Minister in the Lords, Baroness Stedman-Scott, said: “We are clear that our intention is for approved mental…17 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (4)