SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE AA1Deprivation of liberty: authorisation of arrangements enabling care and treatment
Part 2Authorisation of arrangements
15Rights to information etc
1
Where arrangements are proposed, the responsible body must as soon as practicable take such steps as are practicable to ensure that—
a
the cared-for person, and
b
any appropriate person in relation to the cared-for person,
understands the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (3).
2
If, subsequently, at any time while the arrangements are being proposed the responsible body becomes satisfied under paragraph 42(5) that a person is an appropriate person in relation to the cared-for person, the responsible body must, as soon as practicable, take such steps as are practicable to ensure that the appropriate person understands the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (3).
3
Those matters are—
a
the nature of the arrangements, and
b
the matters mentioned in paragraph 14(2) as they apply in relation to the cared-for person’s case.
4
5
In this paragraph “appropriate person”, in relation to a cared-for person, means a person within paragraph 42(5).
Sch. AA1 inserted (16.5.2019 for specified purposes) by Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 18), s. 6(3), Sch. 1