View source for March 2010 chronology

See [[March 2010 update]] for a summary of these changes.

*31/03/10: Case summary added (other capacity cases). {{pagesummary|Independent News and Media Ltd v A (2010) EWCA Civ 343}}
*31/03/10: Case transcript added (best interests). {{pagesummary|G v E (2010) EWHC 621 (Fam)}}
*30/03/10: House of Lords Hansard 29/3/10: Mental Capacity Act 2005: Question for Short Debate: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. See [[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Overview]]

*30/03/10: Case summary added (miscellaneous). {{pagesummary|Mezey v South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (2010) EWCA Civ 293}}
*30/03/10: Today the NHS Information Centre published "NHS Information Centre: Neighbourhood Statistics: Mental Health – adults accessing NHS specialist mental health services, England - Mental Health Minimum Datasets (MHMDS) annual returns 2008/09". See [[Statistics]]

*28/03/10: In March 2010, Young Minds published "A Briefing on the Responsibilities of NHS Trust Boards under Section 131A of the Mental Health Act 1983, due to come into force on 1st April 2010". See [[New requirements for age-appropriate accommodation for children]]

*28/03/10: Case summary added (best interests). {{pagesummary|Dorset CC v EH (2009) EWHC 784 (Fam)}}
*28/03/10: CLS News: Transfer of civil applications processing from Nottingham to Merseyside, published 16/3/10. From 1/4/10 all civil application processing will be transferred from Nottingham to the Merseyside regional office. See [[Legal Aid]]

*28/03/10: Links to the following directions added: [[Ordinary Residence Disputes (National Assistance Act 1948) Directions 2010]], [[Ordinary Residence Disputes (Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc. Act 2003) Directions 2010]], and [[Ordinary Residence Disputes (Mental Capacity Act 2005) Directions 2010]]

*28/03/10: New page added with useful links. See [[Inquests]]

*28/03/10: In March 2010 the Care Quality Commission published their "Position statement and action plan for mental health 2010-2015". See [[CQC]]

*28/03/10: On 12/3/10 the Dept of Health published "New Horizons: Towards a shared vision for mental health: Report on responses to the consultation". See [[Consultations]]

*28/03/10: In March 2010 the Criminal Justice Inspection for NI published "Not a Marginal Issue: Mental Health and the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland". See [[Northern Ireland]]

*28/03/10: Scottish Government news release published on 22/3/10: "Towards a smoke-free future". New guidance is being prepared to help mental health service providers in Scotland take the next step towards banning smoking. See [[Smoking]]

*26/03/10: Case summary added (criminal law). {{pagesummary|R v Osborne (2010) EWCA Crim 547}}
*26/03/10: Important new secondary legislation added (welfare benefits). {{pagesummary|Social Security (Persons Serving a Sentence of Imprisonment Detained in Hospital) Regulations 2010}}
*26/03/10: New case summary (disability discrimination). {{pagesummary|Thomas-Ashley v Drum Housing Association Ltd (2010) EWCA Civ 265}}
*26/03/10: New case summary (miscellaneous). {{pagesummary|Maga v Trustees of the Birmingham Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church (2010) EWCA Civ 256}}
*26/03/10: The NHS Information Centre published "Quarterly analysis of Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (England) Quarters 1 to 3 2009/10" on 24/3/10. See [[Statistics]]

*26/03/10: MoJ press release "Unified courts and tribunals service" published on 24/3/10 - "The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget today that the Ministry of Justice will be moving to bring together Her Majesty’s Courts Service and the Tribunals Service into a new, single organisation." See [[Ministry of Justice]]

*26/03/10: Dept of Health published "Cross-border arrangements between England and Wales" on 19/3/10. These arrangements set out which ordinary residence disputes are to be determined by the Secretary of State and which are to be determined by Welsh Ministers. See [[Ordinary residence]]

*26/03/10: CPS press release "No charges following deaths of Sir Edward and Lady Downes" published on 19/3/10. See [[Assisted suicide]]

*26/03/10: The Home Office are consulting on "Violent Offender Order (Information About Release or Transfer) Regulations" from 12/3/10 to 12/5/10. See [[Consultations]]

*26/03/10: The RCGP and RCPsych published "Pharmacy Guidance on Smoking and Mental Health" in February 2010. See [[Smoking]]

*24/03/10: Case summary added (EPA case, 15/3/10). {{pagesummary|Re Akpabio (2010) COP 15/3/10}}
*24/03/10: CLS News: Mental Health tender process update, published 18/3/10 See [[Legal Aid]]

*24/03/10: FAQ about mental health invitation to tender, version 6, published 17/3/10 See [[Legal Aid]]

*24/03/10: FAQ about pre-qualification questionnaire, version 5, published 9/3/10 See [[Legal Aid]]

*24/03/10: New secondary legislation. {{pagesummary|Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010}}
*15/03/10: New case summary added (Tribunal reasons, transcript published today). {{pagesummary|MD v Nottinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust (2010) UKUT 59 (AAC)}}
*15/03/10: New case added (after-care). {{pagesummary|R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham LBC and Sutton LBC (2010) EWHC 562 (Admin)}}
*15/03/10: Dept of Health guidance published: "Ordinary residence: guidance on the identification of the ordinary residence of people in need of community care services, England". Published on 5/3/10 and effective from 19/4/10. See [[Ordinary residence]]

*15/03/10: On 11/3/10 the LSC published version 5 of their FAQ about the mental health invitation to tender. See [[Legal Aid]]

*15/03/10: On 18/2/10 Ofsted published "An evaluation of the provision of mental health services for looked after young people over the age of 16 accommodated in residential settings". See [[Children and mental health law]]

*10/03/10: CLS News: 2010 contracts tender process - 10/3/10 - The automated email this morning was incorrect: the mental health PQQ deadline is 12 noon on 31/3/10. See [[Legal Aid]]

*10/03/10: CLS News: Provider payments in March - 9/3/10 - Some bills for civil representation, Crown Court litigation and very high cost case work which should have been paid on the weeks commencing 15, 22 and 29 March may be delayed. Standard Monthly Payments and other payments are unaffected. A link to the Law Society's response is also available. See [[Legal Aid]]

*10/03/10: LSC Notice to Mental Health Applicant Organisations - 8/3/10 - Paragraph 7.12 (information about payments on account) of the Information For Applicants has been amended so as to accord with the 2010 Civil Contract. See [[Legal Aid]]

*10/03/10: MoJ/MHT protocol added. Marked "April 2009" but last edited in July 2009. This document sets out the responsibilities of the MoJ and MHT in the Tribunal procedure. For instance, the protocol provides that no MoJ comments are required in the following circumstances: (1) for initial reports, the MoJ have had the reports for 21 days; (2) for subsequent reports, including addendum and independent reports, the MoJ have received the reports at all. See [[Ministry of Justice]]

*10/03/10: This month the LSC published a discussion paper entitled "Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates" which sets out the proposed future minimum quality requirements for criminal advocacy services. The focus is on crime but the intention is for quality assurance schemes to apply to all areas of law. Responses by 10/5/10. See [[Consultations#Legal Services Commission]]

*10/03/10: List of proposed Dept of Health research projects added - including £250,000 on each of the following: "Research to review the quality of independent mental health advocate services", "Mental Capacity Act Best Interests Decisions - Successes and Challenges", and "Research to examine the interface between Mental Health Act & the Mental Capacity Act". See [[Department of Health]]

*10/03/10: Text of 10/3/10 MCA Update email added. Headings are: OPG Business Plan; Consultation period ends; Court of Protection Enquiry Service. See [[Office of the Public Guardian]]

*06/03/10: Case summary added. {{pagesummary|Key v Key (2010) EWHC 408 (Ch)}}
*06/03/10: On 4/3/10 the Law Society published videos explaining the tendering process and the contract terms. See [[Legal Aid]]

*06/03/10: On 5/3/10 the LSC published v4 of their FAQ on the mental health invitation to tender. See [[Legal Aid]]

*06/03/10: CLS News: "New schedules for April to October 2010" published on 3/3/10. How matter starts will be allocated to cover the period 1/4/10 to 13/10/10. See [[Legal Aid]]

*06/03/10: On 4/3/10 the Tribunals Service: Mental Health published their March 2010 Stakeholder Bulletin. See [[Mental Health Tribunal]]

*03/03/10: Sir Ian Magee’s review into the delivery of legal aid published today. Also a press release setting out LSC's move from being a executive non-departmental public body to becoming an executive agency. See [[Legal Aid]]

*03/03/10: MoJ response to consultation on Legal Aid experts' fees published today. Also a press release announcing a project entitled "Analysis and control of expert witness fees paid in legal aid work".See [[Consultations#Ministry of Justice]] (Legal Aid: funding reforms)

*03/03/10: LSC published updated FAQs on 2/3/10 about (1) mental health invitation to tender and (2) pre-qualification questionnaires. See [[Legal Aid]]

*02/03/10: Case summary added (discrimination, prisoners; judgment 26/2/10). {{pagesummary|R (Gill) v SSJ (2010) EWHC 364 (Admin)}}
*02/03/10: Case added (criminal law). {{pagesummary|Juncal v UK 32357/09 (2010) ECHR 249}}

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