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	500	6 October 2020
Patient detained on S3 gone AWOL abroad - S3 expires and still not returned - what happens? Mental Health Act	11	186	15 February 2026
What percentage of people who are sectioned have nothing wrong with them? Mental Health Act	0	27	15 February 2026
How long a patient can be detained in a medical hospital until there is space available in a psychiatric unit? Mental Health Act	10	501	11 February 2026
S.117 and property damage Other	4	233	6 February 2026
Health & Welfare attorneys and Mental Capacity Assessment Mental Capacity Act	6	293	3 February 2026
CTO renewal papers (part 4 pre-dates parts 1,2 and 3) Mental Health Act mha-forms , cto	4	226	3 February 2026
FOIA request to NHS England: Section 135/136 Mental Health Act Detentions, subsequent Common Law Detentions and other actions Mental Health Act s136 , s135 , foia	13	513	3 February 2026
S135 actioned without warrant Mental Health Act	4	343	31 January 2026
DOH Referral - withdrawing Mental Health Tribunal withdrawal	21	1606	30 January 2026
Is the quality of Tribunal decisions declining? Mental Health Tribunal	9	375	30 January 2026
Ongoing lack of S117 Mental Health Act aftercare	14	433	30 January 2026
Independent reports Other	2	188	29 January 2026
Refusing treatment and wanting treatment on another ward because of past trauma and complaints Mental Health Act	5	212	29 January 2026
Scope of tribunal's power under s72 to recommend leave Mental Health Tribunal leave	4	263	26 January 2026
Two medical recommendations for s2 which are 99.9% identical Mental Health Act mha-forms	13	398	26 January 2026
Definition of independent decision making? Other	0	48	25 January 2026
CTO concurrent with guardianship? Mental Health Act guardianship , cto	1	100	24 January 2026
Least Restrictive Alternative as a reason not to do a MHA assessment Mental Health Act mha-assessment	11	454	22 January 2026
S117, Accommodation and Housing Benefit Mental Health Act aftercare	2	198	21 January 2026
When to expect a Supreme Court decision in Lewis-Ranwell vs G4S Other	1	60	21 January 2026
Advance decision refusing ECT and s62 Mental Health Act	5	241	20 January 2026
Paper review for patient recalled then discharged back onto CTO? Mental Health Tribunal cto , referral	4	79	19 January 2026
Notification to hospital and MOJ that s48/49 has ended Mental Health Act	2	179	15 January 2026
S37/41 restricted patient and choice of accommodation Mental Health Act	16	426	14 January 2026
DoLS and mental health Mental Capacity Act	10	311	11 January 2026
Meanings of deferred and delayed discharge Mental Health Tribunal	4	150	10 January 2026
Conditional discharge expiry date Mental Health Act	3	186	10 January 2026
Urgency and the right to share personal data Other	1	101	10 January 2026
Potential reduction in paper reviews for CTO patients Mental Health Tribunal referral , cto	14	303	8 January 2026