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Mental Capacity

Asked by Chris CoghlanLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 59582

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for its public consultation on the application of mental capacity law.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

On 4 June 2025, I wrote to Fiona Laskaris and the Hon. Member for Dorking and Horley, Chris Coghlan MP to confirm my commitment to review the full range of policy and legislative levers in relation to the practical application of mental capacity law. This important work requires careful consideration. The most recent meeting with officials was on 17 June, and we will set out our plans in due course.

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