Service users and carers would gain a right to an independent
advocate to help them participate in the assessment, support planning or
safeguarding process under a government amendment to the Care Bill.
The
provision would apply if the person would experience substantial
difficulty in understanding, retaining or weighing up relevant
information, or in communicating their wishes, and they had no family
member or friend to speak up for them.
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