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Moreover, doctors have reported how difficult it is to detect coercion, encouragement and undue influence. Just asking a person whether they are subject to undue influence or coercion is not enough—the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, has dealt with this—as they may be afraid to say that they are. One of the greatest difficulties is identifying where there has been coercion. Doctors are generally not trained to do this, yet, under the Bill, they are the ones who have to decide, without any context or supplementary information, that a person is free from such pressures.