Scrutiny for 'assisted dying' Bill as peers probe legislation

FUNDING for assisted dying and the role psychiatrists will play in the process are expected to be issues scrutinised by a special committee as proposed legislation continues its journey towards becoming law.

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A move to set up a select committee is likely to be confirmed today when the House of Lords resumes its Second Reading debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

There had been concerns from supporters of the Bill that an amendment, proposed by Baroness Luciana Berger, would delay progress of the Bill and potentially see it run out of time to be passed into law.

But the peer has agreed a new timetable for select committee scrutiny, meaning the Bill should progress to its next stage in November, rather than January.