The Mental Health Act 2007 – The Defeat of an Ideal
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https://doi.org/10.19164/ijmhcl.v1i16.210Abstract
This short account of the history of the reform of the Mental Health Act covers the main issues that divided the participants in the process, and the flawed legacy that remains. It gives the background to central provisions of the 2007 Act as they were amended during the parliamentary process and reflects on some problems they raise. It does not consider the amendments to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to cover so-called ‘Bournewood’ patients, although some implications of the different regimes will be mentioned.
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