| Heading: |
Mental Capacity: Children |
| Question ID: |
1785055 |
| UIN: |
HL5809 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-14 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4703 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Barran
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| Asking Member handle: |
dianabarran
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@dianabarran
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how the Department of Health and Social Care monitors the performance of its responsibilities, as set out in legislation, to protect children subject to deprivation of liberty orders. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-21 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
The Department does not hold these specific statutory duties, as local authorities have statutory responsibility for protecting children subject to deprivation of liberty orders. The Government has responsibility for ensuring that all deprivation of liber... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |