Solicitor's attendance at s117 meeting for patient who lacks capacity

Where a person lacks capacity and is represented by a solicitor, should that solicitor be formally invited to attend the Section 117 aftercare meeting to ensure their legal rights and best interests are upheld?

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That would seem sensible to me. But then again I am not ‘everybody’, nor is everybody me.

I invite solicitors anyway even if patients are not of capacity, to S117 meetings - and some invite themselves.

If there are written rules about this, I’d like to learn more.

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