Mental Health Bill 2025
Information relating to the Mental Health Bill which was introduced in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024.
The Mental Health Bill delivers on the government manifesto commitment to modernise mental health legislation to give patients greater choice, autonomy, enhanced rights and support, and ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect throughout treatment.
This legislation is intended to give effect to the policy approaches outlined in Sir Simon Wessely’s landmark Independent Review in 2018.
These were subsequently taken forward in the previous government’s white paper Reforming the Mental Health Act in 2021.
These measures aim to give people greater control over their treatment and help ensure they receive the dignity and respect they deserve.
Documents related to the Mental Health Bill can be found on the Parliament website.
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Last updated 14 November 2024 + show all updates
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Added the publication 'Mental Health Bill: European Commission on Human Rights (ECHR) memorandum' to the collection page.
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