Policy paper

Mental Health Act 2007: response to Health Select Committee

The Department of Health’s response to recommendations for improving the legislative framework put in place by the 2007 Act.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 25 October 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

Post-legislative secrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007: response to the report of the Health Committee of the House of Commons

Ref: ISBN 9780101873529, Cm. 8735

PDF, 675 KB, 18 pages

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Details

The Department of Health responds to the 11 Health Select Committee recommendations following the Mental Health Act 2007. The response covers:

• independent mental health advocate services
• supervised community treatment and places of safety
• deprivation of liberty safeguards

The department’s response will be of particular interest to mental health and learning disability professionals and to those with a personal or family involvement with mental health services.

Published 25 October 2013