Law and practice

Mental Health Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Health Act 1983. Other Law and practice topics that don’t fit into the other sub-categories. 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	490	6 October 2020
Automatically ending s117 duty when patient is re-detained in another borough Mental Health Act aftercare	2	73	6 November 2025
Challenged in tribunal about why incapacitated compliant patient could not be on DOLS in hospital Mental Health Act capacity	11	628	5 November 2025
Refusals to act on clear needs Other	0	99	5 November 2025
Lawfulness of earlier first statutory referrals by the MOJ Mental Health Tribunal referral , status-change	8	228	4 November 2025
S117a and Care Act Assessment Eligibility Mental Health Act aftercare	5	250	4 November 2025
Section 117 aftercare responsibility for an 18 year old (previously a looked after child ) who has been sectioned in two different boroughs Mental Health Act aftercare	7	186	3 November 2025
Prison sentence concurrent with s37/41 Mental Health Act	28	362	1 November 2025
Mental Health Act assessment request not taken to appropriate interview after triage Mental Health Act	5	228	31 October 2025
When does delegation of Nearest Relative powers under Reg 24 end? Mental Health Act nr	4	164	31 October 2025
What to do with incomplete social circumstances report Mental Health Tribunal	3	159	31 October 2025
Rule 11(7)(a) and lack of express instructions Mental Health Tribunal	14	415	29 October 2025
How soon do s2 hearings have to be listed? Mental Health Tribunal	1	136	25 October 2025
Withdrawing application after it has been consolidated with reference Mental Health Tribunal	9	174	25 October 2025
Why are mental health professionals and doctors held in some way responsible for a person's suicide soon after contact? Other	9	185	25 October 2025
Applying the Mental Capacity Act in daily care practice: when is a best interests decision really needed? Mental Capacity Act	4	245	22 October 2025
RC arrangements for long-term S17 Mental Health Act	2	187	21 October 2025
Section 135(2) warrants and evidence from nurse who hadn't applied for warrant Mental Health Act	3	201	21 October 2025
Legal duty after AMHP decides to make application Mental Health Act mha-assessment	11	245	20 October 2025
Impact of Mazur on Mental Health Law? Other	4	164	19 October 2025
When does s3 detention of A&E patient commence? Law and practice	1	48	19 October 2025
AMHPs and MHAAs Mental Health Act mha-assessment	5	320	19 October 2025
Is there anything like Martha`s Rule in care homes? Other	3	81	19 October 2025
Mental-health and equality issues in ongoing civil proceedings Other lawyer-needed	0	97	18 October 2025
Blocked from accessing advocacy - what can I do? Other	6	157	18 October 2025
Should there be Statute that limits detained patients' access to the internet? Other	1	122	17 October 2025
Is the Nearest Relative more powerful than a doctor? Mental Health Act	16	281	17 October 2025
HELP! Transferred prisoner issues regarding 'pocket money' Other	5	159	15 October 2025
Dementia patient won’t stop driving Other	8	307	15 October 2025
Autism Act 2009 – commissioning duties and separation from LD services? Other	0	106	15 October 2025