NHS Redress Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for that reply. He spoke about members of the scheme actively identifying complaints from their own circumstances and from clinical governance procedures. He talked about people being notified of the commencement of the process. He said that the scheme does not rely only on an application, and he talked about people being able to apply under different legislation following a death under the Fatal Accidents Act. He also talked about children and persons lacking capacity being eligible under the scheme via a representative. Nowhere in all of that did I hear him talk about a provision under which an individual can trigger the scheme for himself. I press the Minister to explain where in the Bill that provision is, because it is not at all evident. It has to be evident if this scheme is to succeed in its key aim, which is diverting away from litigation cases that would not be best served by litigation. The Bill has to be absolutely clear to people that they have the right to trigger the scheme. I would be most grateful to the noble Lord if he could explain exactly where that power is in the Bill.