The independent Review of the Mental Health Act conducted by Sir Simon Wessely has today, 6 December, published its report,… Read more
Mental Health Act Review report published – headlines
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Deprivation of liberty, restraint, and the CRPD: the view from the German Federal Constitutional Court
In what is about to be a big week for the Mental Health Act 1983, with the publication of the… Read more
Taking capacity seriously: ten years of capacity disputes before the Court of Protection
One of the first fruits of the Wellcome-funded Mental Health and Justice project has just been published in the International… 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
Iron logic, coercion and odd outcomes: the Supreme Court decision in MM
In Secretary of State for Justice v MM [2018] UKSC 60, the Supreme Court (Lord Hughes dissenting) has upheld the… 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
Government amendments to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill
The Government has now published its long-awaited amendments to the Bill, ahead of the report stage on 21 November. They… Read more
Government amendments to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill
The Government has now published its long-awaited proposed amendments to the Bill, ahead of the report stage on 21 November…. Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – Government memorandum on human rights issues
A government memorandum dated 4 July for the JCHR has just been published on issues in relation to the Mental… Read more