Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]
Debate between Baroness Thornton and Baroness Hollins
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard - continued): House of Lords
Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Wednesday 5th September 2018
(5 years, 8 months ago)
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Baroness Thornton
It is a spectacular omission not to mention the very person whose liberty is being restricted. I ask the Minister and the Bill team to remind themselves of Articles 5 and 8 of the UNCRPD, which mandate such consultations.
Baroness Hollins
This needs emphasis because of the culture of care that we have in this country. There is still such a paternalistic attitude towards the person, that not to emphasise it is to miss the point.