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Age requirement

Definition in primary legislation

of

Age assessment

from

Mental Capacity Act 2005, Schedule A1, Part 4

Legislation

34 An age assessment is an assessment of whether the relevant person meets the age requirement.

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Definition in primary legislation

of

Age requirement

from

Mental Capacity Act 2005, Schedule A1, Part 3

Legislation

13 The relevant person meets the age requirement if he has reached 18.

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Definition in Statutory Guidance

of

Age assessment

from

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice

Care Quality Commission

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

of

Age requirement

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

NHS Digital

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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