Clause 40 - Codes of practice
Mental Capacity Bill
12:00 pm
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Labour)
I congratulate the Government on the draft code of practice. The Joint Committee was clear that it was vital that codes of practice, in so far as they could be finalised, should be produced alongside the legislation. Secondly, it is important to endorse what the hon. Member for Daventry said about the need for accessible and appropriate codes for professional and non-professional carers.
P should also have access to information about the codes of practice. I urge my hon. Friend to produce information for carers in an easily accessible leaflet form, which could be circulated at day centres and the like. Information should also be produced in a language and using methods accessible to P, so that he or she knows what the issues are as well.