Recent developments and articles relating to the Mental Health Bill Reforms:
Do you have questions about the new 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
Mental Health Act 2007: key documents 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 - what boards need to know and do 27/10/08
Mental Health Act 2007: guidance on the extension of victims' rights under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 20/10/08
Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets 15/10/08
Mental Health Act - new statutory forms 3/10/08
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: report on the consultation exercises on the draft revised Code of Practice and secondary legislation 13/5/08
Mental Health Act 2007: secondary legislation 7/5/08
Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 - guidance on transfers between places of safety 24/4/08
Law 'reinforced mental health stereotypes' 21/2/08
Mental Health Alliance response to Code of Practice
Hafal's response to the Welsh Code of Practice 25/01/08
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice for Wales, Mental Health Act Secondary Legislation prepared under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
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.
The Mental Health Act 2007
Department of Health website on Mental Health Bill
Related publications and guidance
Mental Health Act Implementation Update 13/11/07
Commission for Racial Equality briefing - Mental Health Bill
Mental Health Bill Research Paper - 30.03.07.
Update on CSIP’s implementation programme for the Mental Health Act amendments
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
Mental Health Bill: The government's response to the report of the joint committee on human rights
The Bournewood safeguards: Draft illustrative code of practice
Evidence given to the Bill's Public Committee
Voluntary sector views
Mental Health Alliance Summary of changes to the Bill and The Mental Health Act 2007: A final report
Nacro on the Bill
Nacro's response to the call for evidence to Public Committee on Mental Health Bill 24th April 2007
Rethink; Find out what we've achieved
Mind: Government proposals will damage future of mental health care 16/4/07
Young Minds: Changes must be backed 15/3/07
Archive of 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
Government welcomes passing of Mental Health Bill as vital to community care 6/7/07
Mental Health Bill battle draws to an end 5/7/07
Mental health bill set to become law 4/7/07
Mental Health Bill remains a missed opportunity for humane and progressive legislation, says Alliance 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
Better support for patients, victims and young people in Mental Health Bill 13/6/07
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?
