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*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter November 2010.pdf|Mind, 'Legal enewsletter' (Issue 7, November 2010)]] - published 12/11/10

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter March 2011.pdf|Mind, 'Legal enewsletter' (Issue 8, March 2011)]]

*[[:File:Mind legal newsletter issue 9 Jul 2011.pdf|Mind, 'Legal E-newsletter' (issue 9, July 2011)]]. The newsletter contains the following articles and news items: (1) Time for change – true non-discrimination in mental health law; (2) The Law Commission Proposals for Adult Social Care Law; (3) Independent Mental Health Advocates; (4) Supervised Community Treatment Orders; (5) Case reports on [[Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary (2011) EWHC 1377 (COP)]] and [[McKie v Swindon College (2011) EWHC 469 (QB)]]; (5) [[MHA 1983 s64C]]; (6) [[Consultations#Ministry of Justice|Ministry of Justice Court of Protection Consultation]]; (7) Adult Social Care Funding: Dilnot Commission Report; (8) Ministry of Justice: Draft Charter for the Current Coroner Service; (9) McKenzie Friends Practice Guidance (Civil and Family Courts); (10) [[Law Society practice note on representation before Mental Health Tribunals]]; (11) Legal Aid Update; (12) [[Local Government Ombudsman]] update; (13) [[Consultations#Mental Health Tribunal|Tribunal Procedure Rules Consultation]]; and (14) Equality Act Update.

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter Nov 2011.pdf|Mind, 'Legal E-newsletter' (issue 10, November 2011)]]. The edition contains the following articles and case reports: (1) Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Health and Social Care Bill 2011; (2) Reasonable adjustments – how the law is developing; (3) Enhanced Criminal Record Checks (ECRC): Disclosure of Mental Health History; (4) Accommodation provided by social services under s21 of the National Assistance Act 1948; (5) Legal representation in mental health cases (feature by Richard Charlton, MHLA chairman); (6) [[AH v West London MH NHS Trust (2011) UKUT 74 (AAC)]] (public hearing); (7) [[DN v Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (2011) UKUT 327 (AAC)]] (MHA/MCA interface); (8) [[CX v A Local Authority (2011) EWHC 1918 (Admin)]] (NR consultation); (9) [[Jackson v Liverpool City Council (2011) EWCA Civ 1068]] (employer references); (10) [[Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust (2010) EWCA Civ 698]] (Article 2: recently heard by the Supreme Court).

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter April 2012.pdf|Mind, 'Legal enewsletter' (Issue 11, April 2012)]]. This newsletter contains: (1) Articles: (a) Making best interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, (b) Listening to experience - Mind's report into acute and crisis mental healthcare, (c) The right to life under Article 2 of the ECHR, (d) The right to independent living - is it working?; (2) Case reports: (a) [[SSJ v RB (2011) EWCA Civ 1608]], (b) [[Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (2011) EWCA Civ 1257]], (c) [[O'Cathail v Transport for London (2012) EWCA Civ 92]]; (3) Updates: (a) Discrimination news, (b) Section 117 MHA 1983 and the Health and Social Care Bill 2012, (c) Changes to mental health tribunal rules and procedure, (d) Care Quality Commission, (e) Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CPID) Toolkit, (e) Proposed DVLA changes: fitness to drive, (f) Court of Protection.

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter October 2012.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 12, October 2012)]]. This newsletter contains: (1) Articles: (a) 358 days by Mark Neary; (b) Legal capacity and the UN Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities by Lucy Series. (2) Case reports: (a) [[GP v Derby City Council (2012) EWHC 1451 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 58]]; (b) [[X Primary Care Trust v XB (2012) EWHC 1390 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 54]]; (c) [[Munjaz v UK 2913/06 (2012) MHLO 79 (ECHR)]]; (d) [[MS v UK 24527/08 (2012) ECHR 804, (2012) MHLO 46]]; (e) X v Finland [2012] ECHR 34806/04; (f) Discrimination case report. (3) Mental health and human rights update. (4) Legal Aid update. (5) News: (a) Care And Support Bill 2012; (b) Eligibility for IMHA support in Wales; (c) SOAD opinions for consenting patients on supervised CTOs; (d) Safeguarding vulnerable groups: changes to vetting and barring; (e) Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill; (f) Department Of Health Suicide Prevention Strategy; (g) Replacement of Equality and Human Rights Commission helplines.

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter April 2013.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 13, April 2013)]]. This newsletter contains the following. (1) '''Articles:''' (a) Systemic failings of mental health care in immigration detention; (b) Community Treatment Orders and the Octet Study; (c) Mind Crisis Care Campaign; (d) Care and Support Bill and section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983. (2) '''Case reports:''' (a) [[R (Chatting) v Viridian Housing (2012) EWHC 3595 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 177]]; (b) Bures v the Czech Republic [2012] ECHR 1819; (c) [[ZH v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis (2013) EWCA Civ 69, (2013) MHLO 9]]; (d) RCW v A Local Authority [2013] EWHC 235 (Fam). (3) '''Mental health and human rights update:''' (a) UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: No More Treatment without Consent; (b) Disability Rights Watch evidence gathering for the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (c) Equality and Human Rights Commission report on human rights and business; (d) Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody bulletin; (e) Thematic inspection on section 136 police cells as places of safety. (4) '''Legal Aid update.''' (5) '''News:''' (a) The Fifth Year of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service 2011/2012; (b) Winterbourne View: The final Department of Health report; (c) Disability Hate Crime; (d) Care Quality Commission Reports; (e) Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013; (f) Update on the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty; (g) Public Law Project helpline on civil legal aid and exceptional funding project; (h) Implementing a ban on age discrimination in the NHS

*[[:File:Mind Legal Newsletter December 2013.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 14, December 2013)]]. This newsletter contains the following: (1) Articles: (a) The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing Report; (b) Judicial Review: Proposals for further reform; (c) Free Legal Aid for people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 - the right to go to court to challenge the lawfulness of your detention; (d) Updating the Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983; (e) Mental Health Act Safeguards; (f) The Care Bill 2013 in England: some recent developments. (2) News: (a) Mental Health Discrimination) Act 2013; (b) Independent Mental Health Advocates; (c) Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007; (d) Preliminary medical examinations at the Mental Health Tribunal; (e) Mind report on restraint in mental healthcare settings; (f) [[TW v LB Enfield (2013) EWHC 1180 (QB), (2013) MHLO 59]]; (g) New NHS Mandate; (h) [[AM v SLAM NHS Foundation Trust (2013) UKUT 365 (AAC)]].

*{{link|http://www.mind.org.uk/media/739905/mind-legal-newsletter-no-15-march-2014-.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 15, March 2014)|s}}

*{{link|http://www.mind.org.uk/media/971480/legal-newsletter-june-2014-issue-16.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 16, June 2014)|s}}

*{{link|http://www.mind.org.uk/media/1681294/mind-legal-newsletter-issue-17.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 17, December 2014)|s}}

*{{link|http://www.mind.org.uk/media/1975716/legal-newsletter-no-18-march-2015.pdf|Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 18, March 2015)|s}}. This issue contains the following headings. (1) '''Articles:''' (a) The Care Act; (b) Policing and mental health: Report of the Home Affairs Committee; (c) CQC fifth annual monitoring report on the implementation of DoLS; (d) Revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act published; (e) Take action for better mental health: Mind manifesto for the General Election 2015. (2) '''Case Reports and Case Notes:''' (a) [[Essex County Council v RF (2015) EWCOP 1, (2015) MHLO 2]], 7 January 2015; (b) [[Bostridge v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (2015) EWCA Civ 79, (2015) MHLO 12]]; (c) Court rules that Mother of Six can be sterilised; (d) [[Re AJ (DOLS) (2015) EWCOP 5, (2015) MHLO 11]]; (e) [[NL v Hampshire CC (2014) UKUT 475 (AAC), (2014) MHLO 107]], 21 October 2014. (3) '''News:''' (a) Mental Health Act Annual Report 2013/14; (b) Legal Aid Agency, 'Requests for Supplementary Matter Starts: Guidance to Contract Managers'; (c) FCO Advice to travellers with mental health problems; (d) Law Society practice note on representation before Mental Health Tribunals; (e) Mental Capacity Act DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Procedure; (f) New CQC Guidance, information about some important changes coming into effect on 1 April 2015; (g) Local Government Ombudsman Decision [[Cambridgeshire County Council 13 016 935 (2015) MHLO 9 (LGO)]]; (h) Strengthening the Rights of People with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Conditions.

*[https://mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/legal-news/legal-newsletter-march-2017/ Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (March 2017)]

*[https://mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/legal-news/legal-newsletter-june-2017/ Mind, Legal Newsletter' (June 2017)]

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===LASPO===
*[http://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/benefits/the-effects-of-lapso/ Mind, 'The effects of changes to Legal Aid' (April 2014)]† (1) Mind has posted a survey on its website to find out how legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 are affecting people with mental health problems. It will also be used to respond to the call for evidence for the Justice Committee. The survey can be completed by those with experience of mental health problems, whether themselves or as a friend, advocate, family member or carer. (2) Additionally, Mind would like to hear from lawyers and those providing advice or support or services to people with mental health conditions in relation to how those advised and represented have been affected (ideally with case studies). Responses to Andy Kempster (a.kempster@mind.org.uk) 23/4/14.

===Section 117 campaign===
*[[Media:Mind Briefing on Clause 37 HSCB.pdf|Mind, 'Health and Social Care Bill: Amendment 236B' (15/11/11, updated 2/12/11)]]. Mind's proposal: 'Our amendment would still allow for the wording "Primary Care Trusts" to be replaced with "clinical commissioning groups" in the Mental Health Act, and for consequential amendments resulting from the abolition of PCTs. However, our amendment would: (1) Retain the joint duty on CCGs and social services authorities, (2) ensure that CCGs continue to arrange for provision of services under s117 in co-operation with relevant voluntary agencies, (3) ensure that the arrangement of services by CCGs under s117 are not limited to services arranged under section 3 or section 3A of the NHS Act (by deleting proposed subsection (2E)), (4) ensure that the duty on CCGs will not be regarded as a duty under section 3 NHS Act. This means it remains a freestanding duty under section 117 MHA, and the possibility of charging for aftercare is removed (by deleting proposed subsection (2F)).'

*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201212/ldhansrd/text/120229-0002.htm#12022979000075 Hansard, HL Deb 29/2/12, vol 725 col 1364]. Transcript of House of Lords debate, in which the government agree to the proposed amendment. The only changes to [[MHA 1983 s117]] to be made by clause 39 [[Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12]] will relate to the change from Primary Care Trusts to clinical commissioning groups.

*[http://www.mind.org.uk/news/6465_mind_welcomes_health_bill_amendment_which_protects_vital_aftercare_for_people_who_have_been_sectioned Mind, 'Mind welcomes Health Bill amendment which protects vital aftercare for people who have been sectioned' (1/3/12)]

===Rabone case===
*[[Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (2012) UKSC 2]] 

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*[http://www.mind.org.uk/news/6387_supreme_court_ruling_welcomed_by_mind_and_leading_human_rights_organisations Mind, 'Supreme Court ruling welcomed by Mind and leading human rights organisations' (8/2/12)]
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===Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013===
*[[Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013]]

===Delayed discharges===
* Mind are looking into potential legal reform in relation to delayed discharges from hospital, and request that people send case studies of patients who have remained in hospital for a number of months owing to delays in arranging aftercare packages (e.g. s117 packages, social care or community psychiatric provision). Please forward any case studies to m.henson-webb@mind.org.uk by the end of June 2017.

===Other links===
*[http://www.mind.org.uk/news/4006_mind_launches_mental_health_toolkit_for_prosecutors_and_advocates Mind Press release, 'Mind launches mental health toolkit for prosecutors and advocates', 5/10/10] - A practical guide, designed to complement the CPS’s prosecution guidance on mental health, with information and advice about mental distress to aid decision-making during case preparation and at court.

*[http://www.mind.org.uk/assets/0000/9950/Prosecutors__toolkit.pdf Mind, 'Achieving justice for victims and witnesses with mental distress: A mental health toolkit for prosecutors and advocates', 5/10/10]