Mental Health Act Manual 14th Edition

By Richard Jones

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Date: 19/10/2011

Code: 9780414048737

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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This work provides definitive guidance for all those implementing or advising on Mental Health law. It explains the major changes introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007, detailing how each section of the 1983 Act has been affected and giving guidance on new Regulations and Rules. In particular, the work:

Includes all other primary and secondary legislation on mental health with detailed annotations
Sets out the new Tribunal Rules, with explanatory annotations, and the associated Practice Direction
Covers the latest legislative changes, including the addition of eight new sections to the Act by the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
Includes the Law Society’s Practice note on representation before mental health tribunals
Reproduces the High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals) Directions 2011
Considers a number of recent decisions of the Upper Tribunal, including Secretary of State for Justice v RB, PS v Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, and CB v Suffolk CC
Examines key decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal on the liability of local authorities for the unlawful detention of patients, on the application of the Code of Practice to learning disabled children, on identifying whether a person is being deprived of their liberty, and on the relationship between the family court and the tribunal
Reproduces the Human Rights Act 1998 with detailed notes on its application to mental health
Contains easy-to-consult annexes on consent to treatment, the medical treatment of children, and powers to detain and control patients.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales