From May 2023, everyone voting at a polling station in England will have to show photo ID to vote. This is a change in the…
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In the Queen’s speech in March 2022, the UK Government committed to publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. That draft Bill was…
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On 2 April, in amongst the ongoing Brexit uncertainty, the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill is scheduled to return to the House of Commons for the…
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The ‘remaining stages’ of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons have been scheduled for Tuesday 12 February 2019. This usually includes…
2 CommentsThe Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill is due to begin its journey through the House of Commons this afternoon (18 December 2018). A wrecking amendment has…
Leave a CommentLike many academics interested in capacity law, I have spent the last day or so working out what the newly published Government amendments for the…
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The second day of the House of Lords Committee stage on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill took place on Monday 15th October. You can read…
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The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, which has its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday 16 July will reform the Deprivation of Liberty…
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The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL] had its first reading in the House of Lords last week. The second reading is scheduled for 16 July 2018.…
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This infographic sets out the three main parties policies on social care: What might these policies mean for you? If you own the home you…
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