DHSC - Draft Mental Health Bill 2022 (27 June 2022)

Summary

The government has published a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The bill aims to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.

Content

The Draft Mental Health Bill includes proposed changes to legislation around:

• Autism and learning disability
• Grounds for detention and community treatment orders
• Appropriate medical treatment
• The responsible clinician
• Community treatment orders
• Nominated persons
• Detention periods
• Periods for applications and references
• Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence
• Help and information for patients
• After care