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Mental capacity bill to punish abusers

PUBLISHED June 21, 2004
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Carers who neglect or ill treat people with dementia or severe learning disabilities will commit a new crime carrying a maximum five-year prison sentence under provisions in the mental capacity bill, published yesterday.

The bill will also close what has been acknowledged for decades as a legal black hole for people in England and Wales who lack the capacity to take their own decisions.

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