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The Mental Health Act 2007 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It applies to people residing in England and Wales. [3] Most of the Act was implemented on 3 November 2008. [4] It introduced significant changes which included:
Voluntary sector mental health advocacy organizations began to emerge in the 1980s in the United Kingdom growing out of service user movements. [5]: 399 A revision to the Mental Health Act 1983 in 2007 created a duty to provide advocacy to all detained patients and those subject to community treatment orders.
The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52) The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1) The Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 (c. 32) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, an Act of the Scottish Parliament; The Mental Health Act 2007, an Act of the Parliament of ...
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “The Mental Health Act is now 40 years old. “We need to bring mental health laws into the 21st century so everyone who needs help can get the best possible care.
Mental Deficiency Act 1927; Mental Treatment Act 1930; Mental Health Act 1959; Mental Health Act 1983; In re F (Mental Patient: Sterilisation) (1990) 2 AC 1 , paragraph 1:- "... no court now has jurisdiction either by statute or derived from the Crown as parens patriae to give or withhold consent to such an operation in the case of an adult as ...
In the United Kingdom, an approved social worker was a mental health social worker trained to enact elements of the Mental Health Act 1983. [1] They received specific training relating to the Mental Health Act 1983, usually lasting one year, and performed assessments and participated in the detention process of people with mental illness.
The Act was significantly amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. A white paper proposing changes to the act was published in 2021 following an independent review of the act by Simon Wessely. [1] It was confirmed on 17 July 2024 that a new mental health act would be legislated for in the forthcoming session of Parliament. [2]