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20,000 deprivation of liberty authorisations in four years, MLAs are told

Twenty thousand people have been subject to deprivation of liberty authorisations to protect their health in the past four years, MLAs have been told. Northern Ireland’s Attorney General Dame Brenda King, who reviews the authorisations, said her ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:22

Sex offender who poses risk is able to make own decisions about care – judge

A convicted child sex offender who “poses a risk” has the mental capacity to make decisions about his care and support, a judge has decided after a hearing in a specialist court. Mrs Justice Judd was told that the man, who is in his 20s and has ...

14 Dec 2022 at 18:43

New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

An official information service should be set up for patients who want to know more about an assisted dying service if a law comes into force to legalise it, a doctor has told MPs. Dr Andrew Green, chairman of the British Medical Association’s ...

28 Jan 2025 at 13:17

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