The draft Mental Health Bill published on 27 June 2022 is accompanied by helpful explanatory notes, but as it is amending legislation, it is not … Read More ›
Category: MHA Review
Following a commitment given in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, a draft Mental Health Bill has been brought forward today (27 June 2022). It … Read More ›
In the Queen’s Speech today (10 May 2022), it was announced that draft legislation would be brought forward to reform the Mental Health Act in … Read More ›
Building on the very headline points I made here, here is a video looking specifically looking at how the White Paper published on 13 January … Read More ›
The Government published on 13 January 2021 a White Paper responding to the recommendations of the independent review of the MHA under Sir Simon Wessely. … Read More ›
The supporting materials for the review of the MHA 1983 that reported in December last year have now been published. They include, in particular, the … Read More ›
The Bill today (11 December) finished its final stage in the Lords, with the Commons yet to come. With thanks once again to Tim Spencer-Lane … Read More ›
A consequence of the fact that the MHA Review report had to be brought forward ahead of the Brexit vote so that there could be … Read More ›
The independent Review of the Mental Health Act conducted by Sir Simon Wessely has today, 6 December, published its report, entitled Modernising the Mental Health … Read More ›
The minutes of the Tribunal Procedure Committee in July have just been published and show that controversial proposed rule changes have been abandoned. Relevant extract … Read More ›