Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98205
Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Sam Carling
Labour — North West Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of reviewing the current approach to mental capacity assessments, particularly in relation to addiction and conditions which may involve f
Answer
Stephen KinnockOn 18 October 2025, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the intention to launch a public consultation on the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in 2026. The consultation will cover a revised Code of Practice an...
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