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Regulation 10 Dignity and respect

(1)

Service users must be treated with dignity and respect.

(2)

Without limiting paragraph (1), the things which a registered person is required to do to comply with paragraph (1) include in particular—

(a)

ensuring the privacy of the service user;

(b)

supporting the autonomy, independence and involvement in the community of the service user;

(c)

having due regard to any relevant protected characteristics (as defined in section 149(7) of the Equality Act 2010) of the service user.