Mental Health Act Review: Details of the consultation outcomes

Site Admin • 10 August 2021
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source: GOV.UK
last updated: 15 July 2021

The government hosted a public consultation from 13 January 2021 to 21 April 2021 on a set of proposals to reform the Mental Health Act. They received over 1,700 responses.


This report is the government’s formal response to this consultation. Click here >


These were the consultation descriptions:


  • We want to change the law on looking after people with mental health problems
  • We have come up with some ideas to make the law better for people who are being looked after
  • We want you to tell us if you like our ideas or not
  • Click on the ‘respond online’ button below to read about our ideas and tell us what you think


You can also read about them in the easy read version. Click here >

Read the full article >


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