— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Cheshire West 2, the return of LPS and where the buck stops with termination; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: accessing Child Trust Funds and LPA fee increase; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: where (not if) brain stem death testing should take place; (4) In the Mental Health Matters Report: progress of the Mental Health Bill and the duties owed by AMHPs; (5) In the Children’s Capacity Report: resources for children transitioning to adult in the palliative context. (6) In the Wider Context Report: the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before the House of Lords, and CQC despairs at the state of care. (7) In the Scotland Report: an update on AWI reform."
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/39_Essex_Chambers,_%27Mental_Capacity_Report%27_(issue_155,_November_2025)?id=271125-1146