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Response from IMNI to the Consultation on Proposals for New Mental Capacity Legislation

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission jointly perform the role, under Article 33 (2) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), of ‘Independent Mechanism’ in Northern Ireland (IMNI) to promote, protect and monitor the implementation the Convention.

The IMNI welcomes the opportunity to respond to the proposals by the Departments of Justice and Health, Social Services and Public Safety for significant reform of the law in Northern Ireland governing mental capacity and mental health in the areas of health, welfare and finance .