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Legal Context

In this section

  1. 1
    Policy statement
  2. 2
    Purpose
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Definitions
  5. 5
    Legal Context
  6. 6
    Expected Death
  7. 7
    Unexpected and/or suspicious death
  8. 8
    Information recording
  9. 9
    Funeral arrangements
  10. 10
    Medication
  11. 11
    Media
  12. 12
    Possessions
  13. 13
    Supporting others who use the service
  1. 14
    Supporting staff
  2. 15
    Death data processing
  3. 16
    Carers
  4. 17
    Pets
  5. 18
    Recovering equipment
  6. 19
    Practice guidance
  7. 20
    Implementation
  8. 21
    Monitoring and review
  9. 22
    Expected death flow chart
  10. 23
    Unexpected and/or suspicious death flow chart
  11. 24
    Appendix 1 – Guidance on multicultural issues
  12. 25
    Appendix 2 – Useful organisations and websites
  13. 26
    Policy details

The following Acts and legislation need to be taken into consideration when using this policy.

Public Heath (Control of Diseases) Act 1984, section 46

Care Home Regulations 2001, regulation 37, standards 9 -11)

The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004, regulations 17 & 33

The Race Relations Act 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Human Rights Act 1998 Disability Discrimination
Act 2005

Carers (Equal Opportunities ) Act 2004 Domiciliary Regulations 2002

NHS and Community Care Act 1990 National Assistance Act 1948

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

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