AQW 41622/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Justice
To ask the Minister of Justice when Lasting Power of Attorney will be introduced in Northern Ireland.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 2 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 17 February 2015
- Answered
- 10 February 20158 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Justice
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department does not have substantive policy responsibility for Lasting Powers of Attorney.
However, I can confirm that the draft Mental Capacity Bill contains provisions to introduce Lasting Powers of Attorney in Northern Ireland. The Bill is being prepared jointly by my Department and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. It is currently intended to submit a Bill to the Executive for approval in March 2015, to enable introduction to and passage through the Assembly by March 2016.