This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Dementia advocacy for 'legal direction' in order to be fairly represented.
'legal direction' cannot be made without capacity, such as those with dementia. Without direction the defendant is unable to give evidence in their own trail, nor can anyone else on their behalf. Give people with dementia advocates for legal direction so they can give evidence for a fair trail.
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A trial is built on the defence. but if the defence does not have capacity they can not give 'legal direction' meaning they cannot give evidence, nor can anyone on their behalf. Yet, the prosecution will still give their evidence in the same way. Meaning a trial takes place with only the prosecution's evidence. This is injustice, the law should protect the venerable. Yet it's failing to do this for the most vulnerable of society those with Dementia and Alzheimer's who wont get a fair trail .
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