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 Health Tribunal Topics about, or mostly about, the First-tier Tribunal’s mental health jurisdiction in England or the MHRT for Wales. Mental Capacity Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the "Law and practice" category Law and practice	0	486	6 October 2020
Covert medication and help with FOI request to Medical Practitioners Tribunal Other	13	354	4 September 2025
Peer Review Consultant Required Other legal-aid	3	133	4 September 2025
When Autism is Pathologised Mental Health Act	8	199	31 August 2025
Section 2 patient - A2 form does not indicate if P informed of their rights nor if NR was consulted Mental Health Act mha-forms	0	159	29 August 2025
Defective section papers (s2 application doesn't say whether NR informed) Mental Health Act mha-forms	3	214	29 August 2025
Police procedure when sectioning after/during an arrest -- whether to declare arrest for visa purposes Other	2	155	29 August 2025
When must RC-Specific powers cease? Mental Health Act	18	216	28 August 2025
Nearest Relative Discharge Request - when does email take effect? Mental Health Act nr	4	218	28 August 2025
Transfer to hospital while on remand and Form H3 Mental Health Act	4	108	26 August 2025
2 months on Urgent DOLS instead of Section3 Mental Health Act	9	191	26 August 2025
Victim Impact Statements at Tribunals Other	6	146	25 August 2025
Is forensic psychiatry more a legal than a medical discipline? Other	1	140	25 August 2025
Conflict of interest in commissioning lay advocacy services? Mental Health Act	2	172	25 August 2025
Does s58 apply to persons detained under s36 Mental Health Act 1983? Mental Health Act treatment	4	140	24 August 2025
Whether to use Form CTO12 Mental Health Act cto	3	122	24 August 2025
Section 2 lapsed, 2 x 5(2)s, AMHP couldn't ascertain/consult NR saying s5(2) due to expire when it wasn't Other	2	172	21 August 2025
Consequences of NR discharge notice Mental Health Act nr	8	298	21 August 2025
Defective section papers #2 (s2 where both medical recommendations give identical "cut and paste" reasons) Mental Health Act	12	317	21 August 2025
Does a lack of insight satisfy requirement for 'Degree' of disorder? Mental Health Act	16	370	20 August 2025
Notional Hospital Orders and H3 Mental Health Act	3	105	20 August 2025
Access to specific data of patients by IMHA Mental Health Act	9	195	11 August 2025
What to do if a patient has gone AWOL for over 3-4 weeks and on S3 Mental Health Act awol	2	221	10 August 2025
Timeframe from s2 application to hearing Mental Health Tribunal	2	54	9 August 2025
NG feeding authority? Mental Health Act	2	89	8 August 2025
Disputing an exclusion zone? Mental Health Act	11	405	7 August 2025
Tribunal's approach when RC supports deferred conditional discharge in absence of accommodation Mental Health Tribunal conditional-discharge	7	206	7 August 2025
Tangled web: Is S3 more powerful than a remand order made by the Court? Mental Health Act	21	244	5 August 2025
Is the DoLS urgent application valid when the person is not suffering from a mental disorder Mental Capacity Act	4	244	2 August 2025
Section 68(2) referral, then discharged on s7 Guardianship -- does the Tribunal retain jurisdiction? Mental Health Tribunal referral , status-change	4	93	1 August 2025