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Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Hansard Reports

19.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.

STAGEDATE
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill26.05.15
Briefing by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and Department of Justice
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill01.06.15
Draft Mental Capacity Bill: Departmental Briefing
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill08.06.15
Draft Mental Capacity Bill: DHSSPS Briefing
First Stage08.06.15
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill15.06.15
DHSSPS, DOJ and NICTS Briefing
Second Stage16.06.15
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill22.06.15
DHSSPS and DOJ Briefing
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill29.06.15
Roundtable Discussion with International Academics/Experts
Committee Stage – Part 5 – Lasting Powers of Attorney07.09.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill - Part 1 – Principles14.09.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill - Part 2 – Lack of capacity: Protection from liability, and safeguards21.09.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill - Parts 2, 3 and 428.09.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill -  Part 1205.10.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill - Parts 9 and 1012.10.15
Committee Stage – Mental Capacity Bill - Parts 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14 and 1519.10.15
Committee Stage – Costs02.11.15
Committee Stage – Clause 1102.11.15
Committee Stage – Consideration by Committee09.11.15
Committee Stage – Clauses 1, 7, 16, 22 and 28816.11.15
Committee Stage – Clause 272 and Schedule 923.11.15
Committee Stage – Part 1023.11.15
Committee Stage – Supervision and Assessment Orders30.11.15
Committee Stage – Clause 530.11.15
Committee Stage – Proposed Amendments to clause 28807.01.16
Committee Stage – Formal clause-by-clause consideration11.01.16
Committee Stage – Consideration of Draft Report18.01.16
Committee Stage – Consideration of Final Report25.01.16
Committee’s report on the Mental Capacity Bill – Report number NIA 252/11-1625.01.16
Consideration Stage16.02.16
Further Consideration Stage07.03.16
Final Stage15.03.16
Royal Assent09.05.16

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