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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2026
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
I briefly mentioned training before. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 did not impose requirements for training of an independent mental capacity advocate. Twenty years on, there is little training specified and, as I said before, it is poorly paid. We have to think clearly about communication training as well.
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