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Adjournment and postponement (MHT)

WEBThe reluctance to grant adjournments or postponements now is illustrated in Practice Guidance: Mental Health jurisdiction: Postponements and adjournments following recent …

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Mental Health Act 1983

WEBThe text of the Mental Health Act 1983 on this site shows the law as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007 and other legislation; some pending amendments are also indicated. See also: (1) Overview of the MHA 1983, for a summary of the main provisions of the 1983 Act; (2) Category:Changes made by MHA 2007; (3) Independent Review of the …

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Summary of the detaining sections

WEB1 Section 2: admission for assessment. 2 Section 3: admission for treatment. 3 Section 4: emergency admission for assessment. 4 Section 5: holding powers. 5 Section 7: …

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International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law

WEBThe Journal of Mental Health Law has been relaunched as the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law. It is an open-access online journal hosted by the …

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Section 2: admission for assessment

WEBOtherwise, the section lapses at midnight on the 28th day (e.g. if the section began on a Sunday, it will expire at midnight on a Saturday/Sunday). The criteria for admission …

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Mental Health Tribunal

WEBThe Tribunal is supported by a secretariat in Leicester, including registrars who are magistrates’ clerks seconded to the Tribunal. Various email addresses are given in Mental Health Tribunal, 'Email addresses for MHT' (20/8/21). Add “cjsm.net” for secure email, e.g. [email protected] becomes [email protected]

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Health and Social Care Act 2012

WEB1517. This section amends the rules in the Mental Health Act 1983 (the 1983 Act) aboutthe treatment of patients on supervised community treatment. In particular, it changesthe circumstances in which their treatment has to be approved by a second opinionappointed doctor (SOAD), appointed (in England) by the CQC or (in Wales) by …

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Mental Health Act 1983 Overview

WEBThe full text of the Act is available here: Mental Health Act 1983 . This overview page should be useful for trainee solicitors and paralegals in obtaining a basic knowledge of …

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Coronavirus resources

WEBThere are three main coronavirus pages on Mental Health Law Online: This page, which contains guidance about the guidance. The Coronavirus resources database - currently there are 119.; The Coronavirus cases database - currently there are 10.; See also: The sub-pages which are listed on this page, eg Mental Health Tribunal and coronavirus; …

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Interface between MHA and MCA

WEBInterface between MHA and MCA. This page very briefly introduces the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), and discusses its application firstly to medical treatment, then to …

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Mental Health Act 2007 Overview

WEBSee the individual pages below for details of which MHA 1983 sections are affected by each Commencement Order. Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007 …

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Sections 47, 48 and 49: transferred prisoners

WEBThe s47 and s48 transfer powers. A sentenced prisoner can be transferred to hospital by the Secretary of State under s47 if the criteria in s47 (1) are met: (a) that the said person …

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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

WEBThe Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are the attempt by the Government to bridge the "Bournewood gap", so that all those lacking capacity deprived of their liberty within the meaning of Article 5(1)(e) in hospitals or care homes have safeguards consistent with the requirements of Article 5(1) and 5(4). This page also contains information about …

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