Bill · Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Bill 4261
Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill
Original
Introduced
8 July 2026
Last action
29 January 2027 · 2nd reading
Status
2nd reading
Sponsors
Chris Coghlan
Subjects
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Source updated
9 July 2026
Summary
A Bill to require persons discharging functions on behalf of certain other persons to assess the mental capacity of those persons in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
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Timeline
8 July 2026
1st reading
Commons · 1st reading
Source: Commons
29 January 2027
2nd reading
Commons · 2nd reading
Source: Commons
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Sponsors
- Chris Coghlan · Liberal Democrat · Commons
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Sources
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4261
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/4261
- uk · 4261 · source updated 9 July 2026