Mental Health Bill [HL]

The noble Baroness replied with her customary fullness of detail and consideration and I thank her for that. One aspect that ought to be stressed is the different ways in which care for older people in residential homes is paid for. The difference between self-funders and those who have their care commissioned by local authorities is an important factor in all this. Perhaps the Minister’s reply underestimates the forces that might be at work in any case, depending on who is paying for the person’s care. That may be big consideration in whether an authorisation is triggered in the first place. That is an important consideration. It is important to say that detention and deprivation of liberty is more than a mere technicality. Just because people lack capacity—