Law and practice

Other Law and practice topics that don’t fit into the other sub-categories. Mental Health Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Health Act 1983. Mental Capacity Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Mental Health Tribunal Topics about, or mostly about, the First-tier Tribunal’s mental health jurisdiction in England or the MHRT for Wales.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the "Law and practice" category Law and practice	0	482	6 October 2020
Consent for finances and housing Other	4	96	7 July 2025
Alma Simpson Inquiry Other	2	75	7 July 2025
Who's the responsible authority for private hospitals? Mental Health Tribunal	2	61	4 July 2025
Has the safeguard preventing consecutive detained patient paper hearings been affected by tribunal rule amendment? Mental Health Tribunal	3	56	2 July 2025
Does "the Tribunal is satisfied that the patient has the capacity to make that decision" apply to CTO paper hearings? Mental Health Tribunal	4	41	2 July 2025
Potential reduction in paper reviews for CTO patients Mental Health Tribunal referral , cto	13	179	2 July 2025
Patient wishes to remain informal despite enhanced observations Mental Health Act	2	43	2 July 2025
Complaints from hospital managers regarding out of date reports for hearings Mental Health Act hmh	1	53	1 July 2025
Exclusion Zones - keeping them up to date Mental Health Act conditional-discharge	5	141	30 June 2025
The 'necessary' requirement to recall in a CTO Mental Health Act	2	86	30 June 2025
Request for 2013 Inquiry Report – James Lee Bible / Alan Clarke (AWP NHS Trust) Other locating-documents	3	35	28 June 2025
Error of law -- misleading the tribunal, and mistake of fact Mental Health Tribunal	6	260	26 June 2025
Discharging 47/49 patients, and welfare benefits Mental Health Act	6	549	20 June 2025
Autism and change of diagnosis Other	2	143	25 June 2025
Whether unproven allegations in reports can be libellous Other	3	185	19 June 2025
Ward with intermittent RC cover Mental Health Act rc	2	272	14 June 2025
MHA certificate course/training Other	2	204	14 June 2025
Voice recording of Associate Hospital Managers hearings Mental Health Act hmh	3	232	12 June 2025
Delay in transfer from prison to hospital Mental Health Act	1	140	10 June 2025
What happens after an arrested person is sectioned under the MHA? Mental Health Act crime	9	412	10 June 2025
Mental Health Act assessment request not taken to appropriate interview after triage Mental Health Act	4	166	30 May 2025
Autism without a learning disability Other	0	215	29 May 2025
Patient under s5(2) - NR objection to s3 Mental Health Act nr	10	132	29 May 2025
Role of LPAs in identifying alternative options in s21A proceedings Mental Capacity Act	2	160	29 May 2025
3rd CTO recall back to back Mental Health Act cto	2	168	28 May 2025
Advice about CTO tribunal -- hearing imminent but not heard from solicitor Mental Health Tribunal	8	257	15 March 2025
Repatriation of foreign nationals (restricted patients) Law and practice	4	289	27 May 2025
Can s135 be used in a hotel? Mental Health Act	2	204	25 May 2025
Medication imposed in community after discharge Mental Health Act treatment	20	358	24 May 2025