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Hearing Impairment: Mental Capacity

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 83910

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaf individuals have been wrongly assessed under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 as a result of communication barriers in the last 12 months.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department does not hold the requested data.

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