Clause 37 - Duty of local authority to seek advice before providing accommodation
Mental Capacity Bill
10:30 am
Ann Winterton (Congleton, Conservative)
Does my hon. Friend agree that not only would the amendment make the social services department focus on the reasons for turning down advice from the independent consultee, but by ensuring that he had those reasons in writing, it would give comfort to the independent consultee, because he could show to anyone interested that he had done his job but that his advice had been rejected by the authorities?