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Baroness Berger (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 December 2025

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, just in advance of withdrawing the amendments, I would like to put on record the magnitude of this issue. In the last recorded year, there were 141,925 people who had the deprivation of liberty safeguards—DoLS—standard authorisations granted, and only 3% of the applications that were fully assessed and completed were not granted; 97% of applications were granted. I have listened very closely to what my noble and learned friend said and I look forward to the meetings that we will have, further to our deliberations today. On that basis, I withdraw my amendment.

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