The draft Mental Health Bill published on 27 June 2022 is accompanied by explanatory notes and an Impact Assessment. However, it is amending… Read more
Month: June 2022
Draft Mental Health Bill now published
Following a commitment given in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, a draft Mental Health Bill has been brought forward… Read more
Mental capacity – challenges and commitment: in conversation with Ilora Finlay
In this conversation, I talk to Ilora Finlay (Baroness Finlay of Llandaff), the first Chair of the National Mental Capacity… Read more
In the Shadows of the Institution – the film
Dr Lucy Series has recently written a book, entitled Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution (Bristol University Press,… Read more
Scenarios in the draft MCA Code of Practice: the Northern Ireland approach
Reflecting on a talk I gave this morning arranged by the indefatigable Walter Lloyd-Smith, the Board Manager of the Norfolk… Read more
LPS consultation extended to 14 July
In an email from the LPS policy team at DHSC this morning (21 June) they have said the follow: … Read more
Making Values Matter in the Court of Protection – new film
Following a previous training film about communication and participation for Court of Protection lawyers, a project team including researchers based… Read more
A “just” approach to uncertainty in mental health and capacity practice and policy – a King’s Policy Institute briefing report
As part of the Wellcome-funded Mental Health and Justice Project, the King’s Policy Institute held a Policy Lab in November… Read more
The World Congress on Adult Capacity: a dispatch
For the first time since the before-times, I found myself in mid-June 2022 heading on a train to, to an… Read more
Essex Autonomy Summer School – near final programme and last few places
The (near-final) draft programme for the 2022 Autonomy Summer School is now available. There are still one or two surprises… Read more