Vulnerability & MDS

Question 1

What does Section 4B Mental Capacity Act 2005 allow someone to do?

Answer 1

Allows a person to be deprived of their right to Liberty if it is to enable life sustaining treatment or treatment necessary to prevent serious deterioration in a persons condition.

Question 2

What does Section 44 Mental Capacity Act 2005 make an offence?

Answer 2

Creates an offence in connection with the ill-treatment or neglect of a person who lacks capacity.

Question 3

What is section 1 Modern Slavery Act 2015?

Answer 3

A person commits an offence if they hold another person in slavery of servitude and nose are are to know that the person is held in slavery or servitude or the person requires another person to perform forced or compulsory labour and knows or ought to know they are required to perform forced or compulsory labour

Question 4

What is section 2 modern slavery act 2015?

Answer 4

A person commits an offence if the person arranges are facilitates the travel of another person with a view to them being exploited

Question 5

What is section 4 modern slavery act 2015?

Answer 5

A person commits an offence under this section if they commit any offence with the intention of committing an offence under section 2 (human trafficking).

Question 6

What can a police officer make to try protect someone at risk of Human Trafficking?

Answer 6

Apply to Magistrates Court for a Slavery and Trafficking prevention order.

Question 7

What things should we be doing if we spot signs of MDS?

Answer 7

Medical Care
Safeguarding
NRM
Support
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