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UK government further delays implementation of LPS and MC(A)A 2019

Published on: 05 April 2023
Published by LNB News

LNB News 05/04/2023

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Issue Date: 05 April 2023

Published Date: 05 April 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The UK Government has further delayed the introduction of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) which was set to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regime. Lynne Neagle, the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Wales stated that the UK government confirmed that the implementation of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (MC(A)A 2019) will not be brought forward ‘within this Parliament.’

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