Ethics

Question 1

What is criminal law

Answer 1

accuser is the state
penalties can be fine or imprisonment
jury

Question 2

What is civil law

Answer 2

accuser is a person
penalties are financial paid to the person
no imprisonment
no jury

Question 3

What is the law of consent

Answer 3

All people aged 16 and over are presumed in law to have the capacity to consent to treatment unless there is evidence to the contrary

Question 4

What is the law of consent for those under 16

Answer 4

A person under the age of 16 years shall have legal capacity to consent on his own behalf to any surgical, medical or dental procedure or treatment where, in the opinion of a qualified medical practitioner attending him, he is capable of understanding the nature and possible consequences of the procedure or treatment

Question 5

What is the exception to the consent rule

Answer 5

lifethreatening emergencies

Question 6

What is the rules of parental responsiblity

Answer 6

Births registered from 4 May 2006 in Scotland, PR rests with both parents, if they are named on the birth certificate, whether married or not.
Births registered before 4 May 2006, father automatically has PR only if he was married to the mother. If not, he needs a Parental Responsibility Agreement/Order. A step-parent or civil partner may also obtain PR in this way.
If parents are divorced, both retain PR for the child.
PR is lost by giving the child up for adoption. When the child has been formally adopted, the adoptive parents get PR

Question 7

What is the rules of parental responsiblity

Answer 7

Births registered from 4 May 2006 in Scotland, PR rests with both parents, if they are named on the birth certificate, whether married or not.
Births registered before 4 May 2006, father automatically has PR only if he was married to the mother. If not, he needs a Parental Responsibility Agreement/Order. A step-parent or civil partner may also obtain PR in this way.
If parents are divorced, both retain PR for the child.
PR is lost by giving the child up for adoption. When the child has been formally adopted, the adoptive parents get PR

Question 8

What are the exceptions to parental responsiblitity

Answer 8

Those with PR may delegate particular responsibilities – e.g. authorising schools to give treatment for minor ailments. In an emergency, a person without PR – for example, a grandparent or childminder – may do “what is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child’s welfare”. This could include giving consent to urgent medical treatment.