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Age requirement

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Definition in primary legislation

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Age assessment

Legislation

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Mental Capacity Act 2005, Schedule A1, Part 4

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34 An age assessment is an assessment of whether the relevant person meets the age requirement.
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Definition in primary legislation

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Age requirement

Legislation

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Mental Capacity Act 2005, Schedule A1, Part 3

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13 The relevant person meets the age requirement if he has reached 18.
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Definition in Statutory Guidance

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Age assessment

Care Quality Commission

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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice

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An assessment, for the purpose of the deprivation of liberty safeguards, of whether the relevant person has reached age 18.
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Data descriptor

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Age requirement

NHS Digital

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ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

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Is the age requirement met, i.e. the person is or will be 18 years old or older at the start of the proposed DoLS authorisation.
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