Mental Health Act 2007
Do you have questions about the Mental Health Act?
Go to CSIP's mental health implementation web pages here:
Implementing the amended Mental Health Act 1983
or email queries to mentalhealthact2007@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Developments and articles relating to the Mental Health Bill Reforms
Related publications and guidelines
Voluntary sector views
Archived articles
Related publications and guidelines
Mental Health Act 2007 3/11/08
Fears over new drug orders for mental health patients 3/11/08
New mental health powers must be used wisely, says Alliance 3/11/08
Mental Health Act 2007 New Roles 27/10/08
Supervised community treatment: a guide for practitioners 27/10/08
Implementing the Mental Health Act 2007 27/10/08
Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets 15/10/08
Reference guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 18/9/08
Implementation of the Mental Health Act 2007: transitional arrangements 31/7/08
and
Mental Health Act 1983 Approved Clinician (General) Directions 2008
Mental Health Act 2007: secondary legislation 7/5/08
Law 'reinforced mental health stereotypes' 21/2/08
Mental Health Alliance response to Code of Practice
Consultation on the draft revised Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice 25/10/07
Mental Health Act 2007: consultation on secondary legislation 25/10/07
The Mental Health Bill has now received Royal Assent
Department of Health website on Mental Health Bill
Related publications and guidance
Mental Health Bill Research Paper - 30.03.07
International experiences of using community treatment orders
Kings Fund Briefing on Supervised Community Treatment
Joint Committee on Human Rights - Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Health Bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights Fifteenth Report
Legislative Scrutiny: Seventh Progress Report Drawing special attention to the Mental Health Bill
The Bournewood safeguards: Draft illustrative code of practice
Evidence given to the Bill's Public Committee
Voluntary sector views
The Mental Health Act 2007: A final report
Nacro's response to the call for evidence to Public Committee on Mental Health Bill 24th April 2007
Mind: Government proposals will damage future of mental health care 16/4/07
Young Minds: Changes must be backed 15/3/07
Older articles
New mental health laws questioned and Mental Health Alliance demands fresh law
6/8/07
Mental Health Bill: Special Report 12/7/07
A new act, but mental health battles remain 12/7/07
Mental Health Bill battle draws to an end 5/7/07
Mental health bill set to become law 4/7/07
Mental Health Bill nears completion 3/7/07
Deadlock as bill goes to Lords 28/6/07
Commission for Racial Equality slams government over Mental Health Bill 19/6/07
Compromise on mental health bill 19/6/07
Victims may get attackers' release dates 14/6/07
Mental Health Alliance welcomes progress from Government on Mental Health Bill 14/6/07
Five bodies including Royal College of Nursing split from Mental Health Alliance 19/5/07
Government rejects Mental Health Bill proposal to restrict compulsory community treatment 15/5/07
'Don't limit treatment powers to doctors,' says UNISON 19/4/07
Campaigners target peers' amendments 19/4/07
Mental Health Bill 'has balance' 16/4/07
MPs prepare for renewed struggle in Commons over peers' amendments 15/3/07
No benefit or harm in treatment orders' 15/3/07
Mental Health Bill will do nothing for public safety, research shows 8/3/07
Mental health reform 'unproven' 8/3/07
Winterton lambasts Lords over Mental Health Bill changes (March 01 2007)
Lords amend Mental Health Bill 28/2/07
Mental Health Bill: Lords defeat government over therapeutic compulsory treatment 21/2/07
Mental health law plan challenged 19/2/07
The Big Question: Will the new mental health Bill make Britain a safer place?
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