That this House notes the poor understanding of the principle of presumption of capacity among professionals raised as far back as the 2014 House of Lords Select Committee’s post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; acknowledges the difficulties experienced in applying the principle in practice; is concerned with evidence of presumption of capacity being used to support non-intervention by service providers; further notes that this is causing preventable deaths; and believes this loophole must be closed by having a duty to assess mental capacity when it is in doubt enshrined in law.
Signatories (27)
- Chris Coghlan Sponsor
- Andrew George
- Clive Jones
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Wera Hobhouse
- Jim Shannon
- Vikki Slade
- Claire Young
- Gideon Amos
- Tom Gordon
- Sarah Olney
- Tessa Munt
- Mike Martin
- Helen Maguire
- Manuela Perteghella
- Susan Murray
- Edward Morello
- Martin Wrigley
- Steve Darling
- Helen Morgan
- Ian Sollom
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Zöe Franklin
- Ben Maguire
- Liz Jarvis
- Adam Dance
- Josh Babarinde
Source
UK Parliament EDM data