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The Mental Health Act 2007 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It applies to people residing in England and Wales. [3] Most of the Act was implemented on 3 November 2008. [4] It introduced significant changes which included:
The Mental Health Bill to tighten rules on sectioning people, and change the rules on care for people with learning difficulties. [14] The Children's Wellbeing Bill requiring local authorities to keep a register of children not in full time education at school, and establish breakfast clubs for all primary schools in England. [14]
In June 2022, the department published the Draft Mental Health Bill, stating the government's intention to modernise the existing Mental Health Act 1983. [ 9 ] In September 2022, the incoming Truss ministry divided the mental health and care portfolios and appointed Caroline Johnson to the former, with responsibility for mental health and ...
The new Mental Health Bill, published on Wednesday, will introduce a 28-day limit on how long autistic people and those with learning disabilities can be detained. This is a move to address the ...
As peers scrutinised the proposed Mental Health Bill, which aims to overhaul existing legislation, Lady Fox argued the increased demand for medication could cause councils to go bankrupt and for ...
The Act was significantly amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. A white paper proposing changes to the act was published in 2021 following an independent review of the act by Simon Wessely. [1] It was confirmed on 17 July 2024 that a new mental health act would be legislated for in the forthcoming session of Parliament. [2]
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “The Mental Health Act is now 40 years old. “We need to bring mental health laws into the 21st century so everyone who needs help can get the best possible care.
Mental health treatment is regulated in England and Wales by the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended by Mental Health Act 2007) and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, in Scotland by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and in Northern Ireland by the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, which has been amended by the Mental ...