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	475	6 October 2020
Section 5(2) doctor's holding powers and seclusion Mental Health Act seclusion	4	203	22 February 2025
R 11(7) (b) appointment Other	2	17	22 February 2025
National Nightmares: Section 136(2A) and Section 136B Mental Health Act	19	322	22 February 2025
S17(3) - scope? For pedants only Mental Health Act s17	3	139	22 February 2025
Power of attorney and tribunal applications Mental Health Tribunal	4	109	21 February 2025
Referral Tribunals and paper hearings Law and practice	3	270	21 February 2025
Section 37/41 patient ending up on s47/49 Mental Health Act	2	82	21 February 2025
Tribunal appeals surviving change of section Mental Health Act status-change	2	72	20 February 2025
Tribunal transcripts Mental Health Tribunal	10	163	20 February 2025
Covert medication and help with FOI request to Medical Practitioners Tribunal Other	6	208	19 February 2025
Failure of NHS England to publish full reports following patient homicides Other	14	77	19 February 2025
Statutory recommendation for leave s72 Mental Health Tribunal	2	133	19 February 2025
Patient locks self in a room to prevent conveyance - how to proceed? Mental Health Act mha-assessment	2	247	19 February 2025
Disputing an exclusion zone? Mental Health Act	10	160	19 February 2025
AWOL or Missing (Liable to be detained) Mental Health Act	5	216	17 February 2025
Does a S47/49 work in the same way as a S3 in terms of 117 aftercare following the Worcestershire ruling? Mental Health Act aftercare	2	146	15 February 2025
How do the courts decide on diminished responsibility? Mental Health Act crime	0	50	12 February 2025
Rule 11(7)(a) and lack of express instructions Mental Health Tribunal	7	187	12 February 2025
Exclusion Zones - keeping them up to date Mental Health Act conditional-discharge	4	96	12 February 2025
Least Restrictive Alternative as a reason not to do a MHA assessment Mental Health Act mha-assessment	10	207	12 February 2025
Nottingham Inquiry report Other	8	244	9 February 2025
Concurrent s3 and DOLS Mental Capacity Act interface	12	212	7 February 2025
Article on the Mental Health Bill Mental Health Act	10	223	6 February 2025
The CQC's MHA Reviewers Mental Health Act	8	33	6 February 2025
New Legal Help form Other legal-aid	0	54	6 February 2025
Section 37 Scottish transfer Mental Health Act	2	102	5 February 2025
Removing diagnosis from medical records Other medical-records	9	250	4 February 2025
Staffed accommodation under s117 Other	8	226	4 February 2025
Unable to discharge from S2 due to RC Mental Health Act	5	229	4 February 2025