Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 14095
Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to question 11966 entitled Mental Capacity, how many mental capacity assessments were (a) ordered by the Court of Protection to be carried out and (b) found to confirm a lac
Answer
Catherine AtkinsonThe Court of Protection does not record how many mental capacity assessments are ordered by the court or how many assessments find that a person lacks capacity.The Court of Protection publishes statistics on applications and orders made under the Mental C...
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