English Explanatory Dictionary

Gillick competence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The capacity of a child to consent to medical treatment without parental permission or knowledge.

Word forms

Gillick competence Gillick competency

Etymology

Based on the decision in 1985 of the House of Lords in Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority.

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