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Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
Summary
This Act allows courts to appoint someone (a guardian) to look after the legal and financial matters of a person who has gone missing and cannot be found. It ensures that missing people's bills are paid, their property is protected, and their affairs are managed properly until they're found or declared dead.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means helping protect missing people by allowing courts to appoint a guardian to manage their affairs (like money and property) while they're missing. This protects vulnerable people and ensures their bills get paid and their interests are looked after if they can't do it themselves.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics might worry that appointing a guardian without the missing person's consent could be unfair, or that someone could misuse this power to control another person's money and property. There are also concerns about how long someone needs to be missing before this can happen, and whether enough safeguards exist to prevent abuse.
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People's Vote0 votes
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading11 Jan 2017
- 2nd reading3 Feb 2017
- Committee stage21 Feb 2017
- Report stage24 Mar 2017
- 3rd reading24 Mar 2017
Lords
- 1st reading27 Mar 2017
- 2nd reading6 Apr 2017
- 3rd reading27 Apr 2017
Royal Assent27 Apr 2017
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