Clause 4 - Best interests
Mental Capacity Bill
4:30 pm
Ms Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby, Labour)
I accept that, because we have heard some reflections today from the Minister on the amount of time that would have to pass between an individual presenting with a lack of capacity to determine their own care and the decision being made by other parties about when that directive or command should be implemented. I am grateful for those reassurances, but perhaps the Minister can explain, once again, and say that decisions—and advance directives—are not instantaneous magic vehicles that will be implemented immediately, but will be given substantial consideration by a number of parties to avoid mistakes.