Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019

(asked on 7th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish draft guidance on the operation of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 28th October 2020

The Government aims for full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as set out in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, for April 2022.

The Department is drafting a Code of Practice and secondary legislation for the implementation of LPS. Both will be subject to public consultation in spring 2021. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Government plans to lay the Code and regulations before Parliament in the autumn of that year.

The Department is also working with stakeholders from across the local government, health and social care sectors to develop workforce plans to ensure that implementation is a success.

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