AQW 15650/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health why the terms care worker and care provider have been omitted from the offences listed in the consultation around the Adult Protection Bill.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 2 March 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 2 March 2021
- Answer due by
- 18 March 2021
- Answered
- 17 August 2021168 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The consultation on the legislative option for an Adult Protection Bill in Northern Ireland did set out considerations about introducing new ‘care worker’ and ‘care provider’ offences in Northern Ireland, similar to those already introduced in other parts of the UK.