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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Commons · Question 22320 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

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Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the judgment in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act [2026] UKSC 16, what s

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 7 Sep 2026

The Department has carefully considered the Supreme Court’s judgment and, on 15 June 2026, published an update for the health and care sector, available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-definition-of-deprivat...