Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

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Circumstances in which co-operation is prohibited

135. The central authority in the State shall not request from, or send to, a central authority in another Convention country or other competent authority in that Convention country information in accordance with Chapter V (Co-operation) of the Convention in relation to an adult if it is of the opinion that doing so—

(a) would be likely to endanger the adult or his or her property, or

(b) would amount to a serious threat to the liberty or life of a member of the adult’s family.