View source for Mental Health Act 1983 Codes of Practice

The Code of Practice provides guidance on how the Mental Health Act 1983 should be applied. Click on the "England" or "Wales" tabs.

==England==
===Current Code===

*{{rsum|Department of Health, Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983 (2015)}}

:*[[Department of Health, 'Stronger Code: Better Care: Consultation on proposed changes to the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983' (consultation from 7/7/14 to 12/9/14)]] 

===Old 2008 Code===

*[[:File:MHA Code of Practice 2008.pdf|Department of Health, 'Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983' (2008)]]
**[[:File:MHA Code of Practice - summary of 2008 changes.pdf|Department of Health, 'Mental Health Act 1983: Revised Code of Practice: Summary of changes from current Code' (2008)]]. Summary of changes from Code of Practice 1999.
**[[MHA Code of Practice 2008 links]]

===Old 1999 Code (for England and Wales)===

*{{link|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111033927/http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4074961.pdf|text=Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice (1999)|saved=s}}

==Wales==
===Current Code===

*{{link|1=https://gov.wales/mental-health-act-1983-code-practice|2=Welsh Government, 'Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice for Wales' (2016)|3=s}}. In force 3/10/16. 
:*[[Consultation on revision of the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice for Wales]]

===Old 2008 Code===

*[http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/Documents/816/Mental%20Health%20Act%201983%20Code%20of%20Practice%20for%20Wales.pdf Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice for Wales (2008)]
* [http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/Documents/816/Code%20consultation.pdf Consultation on Code of Practice for Wales] - consultation between 5/11/07 and 28/1/08
* [http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/Documents/816/Consultation%20Response%20on%20CoPfW.pdf Consultation Response on Code of Practice for Wales] - August 2008