The ping-pong stage of LPS continues, it just having been announced that the Bill will return to Parliament on 2… Read more
LPS back to Parliament on 2 April
Category: Legislative developments
LPS – where are we, and where are we going?
[This post has been updated to be current as at March 2022, reflecting the draft Code of Practice as published… Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill update
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returned to the Lords last night (26 February). The majority of the amendments introduced… Read more
Mental Health Act review supporting documents
The supporting materials for the review of the MHA 1983 that reported in December last year have now been published…. Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill finishes Lords stages
The Bill today (11 December) finished its final stage in the Lords, with the Commons yet to come. With thanks… Read more
Mental Health Act Review – summaries and commentaries
A consequence of the fact that the MHA Review report had to be brought forward ahead of the Brexit vote… Read more
Mental Health Act Review report published – headlines
The independent Review of the Mental Health Act conducted by Sir Simon Wessely has today, 6 December, published its report,… Read more
Current version of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill and Third Reading
The Bill as amended at Report stage is here, and the last stage before it goes to the Commons, Third… Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – second and final day of Report stage
With thanks, again, to Tim Spencer-Lane for his summary, the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill today (27 November) completed report stage… Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill first day of report stage
The first day of the Lords Report stage on 21 November brought the first changes to the Bill and the… Read more
You must be logged in to post a comment.