United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84120
Mental Capacity
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21 October 2025
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29 October 2025 · Answer
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29 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria for parental involvement in decision-making for young people who lack mental capacity after becoming 18 years of age.
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21 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria for parental involvement in decision-making for young people who lack mental capacity after becoming 18 years of age.
Source: Commons
29 October 2025
Answer
Anyone who wishes to make decisions for a person who lacks the mental capacity to do so for themselves must have the legal authority to act. The provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 reflect that principle and provide safeguards to protect the intere...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-21/84120
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1843613
- uk · wq-1843613 · source updated 29 October 2025