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Relevant person
Definition
From:
CQC Glossary of terms used in the guidance for providers and managers
In Regulation 20, "relevant person" means the person using the service or, in the following circumstances, a person lawfully acting on their behalf:
- When the person using the service dies.
- Where the person using a service is under 16 and not competent to make a decision in relation to their care or treatment, or
- Where the person using the service is 16 or over and lacks capacity to make decisions.
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