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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)With your leave, Mr Austin, I will address the amendments in my name before I speak to the Opposition’s amendments. This group of amendments relates to pre-authorisation reviews,…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in schedule 1, page 5, line 19, leave out “if a person objects to arrangements” and insert “in certain cases”. This amendment is consequential on…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As I said, due to the cumbersome and inefficient nature of the current DoLS system, many people are not receiving the vital protections they need. Members across the House heard…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank hon. Members for raising important issues today. We have heard what amendments 20 to 29 would do. It is worth setting out that care homes already have an important role in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and reforms deprivation of liberty safeguards, which, if the…15 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (1)