Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
"The Joint Committee has been appointed to consider the Government's draft Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983, including changes to the safeguards and support received by patients."
See also
- MH Bill committee. House of Lords, 'Draft Mental Health Bill Committee' (HL Deb 4 July 2022, vol 823, col 865) — The following motion was agreed: "That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Mental Health Bill presented to both Houses on 27 June 2022 (CP 699), and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 16 December 2022."
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- Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill, 'Draft Mental Health Bill 2022: Report of Session 2022-23' (HC 696, HL Paper 128, 11/1/23) (Sentence: Report on MH Bill, Abstract: Key recommendations: "(1) Creation of a new statutory Mental Health Commissioner post. (2) The Principles underpinning the 2018 Review and respect for racial equality should be included in the Bill. (3) Health organisations should appoint a responsible person to collect and monitor data on detentions under the MHA, broken down by ethnicity, with annual figures published by Government, and to implement policies to reduce inequalities. (4) Community Treatment Orders are used disproportionately for black and ethnic minority patients and should be abolished for the majority of patients, except those involved in criminal proceedings or under sentence where their continued use should be reviewed. (4) Strengthened duties for Integrated Care Boards and Local Authorities to ensure adequate supply of community services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people to avoid long-term detention. (5) Patients detained or previously detained under the MHA should have a statutory right to request an advance choice document is drawn up")
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- House of Lords, 'Draft Mental Health Bill Committee' (HL Deb 4 July 2022, vol 823, col 865)
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