In this ‘in conversation with’ Professor Gavin Davidson, we discuss the new paper that he has co-authored, entitled Comparing mental health and mental capacity law data across borders: Challenges and opportunities, think about what data is actually useful, and use the example of the island of Ireland to dig into striking differences of approach.
(The ‘purpose’ clause that we discuss which featured in the report of the Independent Review of the MHA 1983 features at page 67 of here).