MHA - Tribunals: Key documents
When Dave Sheppard retired in 2020 he kindly gave me permission to publish the contents of his website (originally named after his firm, "Dave Sheppard Associates", then called "MHAandMCA"). It is a treasure trove. I've not had time to prepare everything for publication but have put the main headings online: let me know if you would like a copy of anything listed.
Textbooks
Johnston, Miles and Royston, Mental Health Tribunal Handbook, Legal Action Group, 2015
Fennell, Letts and Wilson, Mental Health Tribunals Law, Policy and Practice, The Law Society, 2013
Jonathan Butler, Mental Health Tribunals Law, Practice and Procedure 2nd Edition, Jordans, 2013
Websites
First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (external link)
Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (external link)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber (external link)
Part V, Mental Health Act 1983
Tribunals, Reference guide (Chapter 6)
Tribunals, Code of Practice - England (Chapters 12)
Tribunals, Code of Practice - Wales (Chapters 12)
Apply to the Mental Health Tribunal (external link)
Referrals to First-tier Tribunal (external link)
Forms and guidance, Mental Health Tribunal (external link)
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary - Tribunals (external link)
Senior President of Tribunals' Annual Report 2018, Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, May 2018
Representation before mental health tribunals, The Law Society, May 2016
Reports for Mental Health Tribunals, HM Courts & Tribunals Service, October 2013
References by the Secretary of State for Health to the First-tier Tribunal, section 67 of the Mental Health Act 1983, December 2011
Practice guidance on procedures concerning handling representations from victims in the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health), First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health), July 2011
Patients' experiences of the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health), Report of a joint pilot project of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council and the Care Quality Commission, March 2011
DSA archive