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	483	6 October 2020
How to argue against MCA detention, in favour of MHA detention Mental Capacity Act	6	48	24 July 2025
S37/41 restricted patient and choice of accommodation Mental Health Act	10	147	24 July 2025
DOLS Older People and MHA practice Mental Capacity Act mha-assessment	6	244	24 July 2025
Multiple LPA's in place (4 in total - 2 for P&A and 2 for H&W) - What do you do? Mental Capacity Act	12	938	23 July 2025
Treatment following s37/41 recall Mental Health Act treatment	5	103	22 July 2025
Conflicting information Mental Capacity Act	6	204	20 July 2025
Can the Responsible Clinician be subject to Judicial Review? Mental Health Act	8	176	20 July 2025
Ward with intermittent RC cover Mental Health Act rc	6	354	19 July 2025
Part 2 signature and date of form H5 missing, and accidentally added to Part 4 Mental Health Act mha-forms	1	154	19 July 2025
Free webinars? Other	5	89	18 July 2025
Consent for finances and housing Other	5	194	12 July 2025
Has the safeguard preventing consecutive detained patient paper hearings been affected by tribunal rule amendment? Mental Health Tribunal	4	81	9 July 2025
Alma Simpson Inquiry Other	2	144	7 July 2025
Questions about autism, diagnosis and accommodation Other	4	169	7 July 2025
Who's the responsible authority for private hospitals? Mental Health Tribunal	2	87	4 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	51	2 July 2025
Potential reduction in paper reviews for CTO patients Mental Health Tribunal referral , cto	13	195	2 July 2025
Patient wishes to remain informal despite enhanced observations Mental Health Act	2	54	2 July 2025
Complaints from hospital managers regarding out of date reports for hearings Mental Health Act hmh	1	64	1 July 2025
Exclusion Zones - keeping them up to date Mental Health Act conditional-discharge	5	147	30 June 2025
The 'necessary' requirement to recall in a CTO Mental Health Act	2	100	30 June 2025
Request for 2013 Inquiry Report – James Lee Bible / Alan Clarke (AWP NHS Trust) Other locating-documents	3	39	28 June 2025
Error of law -- misleading the tribunal, and mistake of fact Mental Health Tribunal	6	270	26 June 2025
Discharging 47/49 patients, and welfare benefits Mental Health Act	6	564	20 June 2025
Whether unproven allegations in reports can be libellous Other	3	197	19 June 2025
MHA certificate course/training Other	2	215	14 June 2025
Voice recording of Associate Hospital Managers hearings Mental Health Act hmh	3	243	12 June 2025
Delay in transfer from prison to hospital Mental Health Act	1	145	10 June 2025
What happens after an arrested person is sectioned under the MHA? Mental Health Act crime	9	443	10 June 2025