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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is important that we do not tar all local authorities with the same brush. The overall situation is as the Minister presents it, but my hon. Friends are right to highlight that…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Minister is making an assertion there, but to my view, the crux of the Steven Neary case was that the social worker involved listened to the care home staff and not to Steven…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is not clear what the Minister is saying there. In the specific case of Steven Neary, which independent responsible body would have done that? The local authority is the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in schedule 1, page 8, line 17, at end insert— “(aa) if the arrangements are for the cared-for person to be accommodated in an independent hospital for…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)That is helpful, Mr Austin. We have already touched on independent hospitals, but there is so much more to say. Amendment 19 deals with the extremely important and troubling issue…15 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (4)