Baroness Sheila Hollins has published her final report as Chairperson of the Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Review (IC(E)TR) programme… Read more
Tag: MHA 1983
‘Warehousing’ and the limits of appropriate treatment under the MHA 1983 – important new Upper Tribunal case
The issue facing the Upper Tribunal in SF v Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership [2023] UKUT 205 (AAC) was crisply… Read more
Alice in Wonderland, or using the Human Rights Act to extend the coercive powers of the MHA into the community
When can a mental health patient lawfully remain in the community, rather than in hospital, but be deprived of their… Read more
Isolation of patients in psychiatric hospitals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: An ethical, legal, and practical challenge
This article to which I’ve contributed in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry is now available (in pre-proof) form… Read more
CTOs and community deprivation of liberty – some welcome clarity
Since the decisions of the Supreme Court in MM and PJ, lurking issues have remained about the position of individuals lacking capacity… Read more