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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 January 2025
Debate
Mental Health Bill [HL]Contribution
Secondly, to take forward this amendment would be to deviate from a long-standing legal principle established by common law in the courts. With this in mind, there is a risk that a young person’s advance decision would be challenged by the parent and overturned by the courts, making this new right potentially meaningless or at least somewhat unclear.
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