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 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	483	6 October 2020
Tangled web: Is S3 more powerful than a remand order made by the Court? Mental Health Act	9	72	3 August 2025
Is the DoLS urgent application valid when the person is not suffering from a mental disorder Mental Capacity Act	4	148	2 August 2025
NG feeding authority? Law and practice	0	3	2 August 2025
Section 68(2) referral, then discharged on s7 Guardianship -- does the Tribunal retain jurisdiction? Mental Health Tribunal referral , status-change	4	79	1 August 2025
Scrambled tribunal decision Mental Health Tribunal	8	196	29 July 2025
Whether an AMHP who is not the applicant can arrange conveyance Mental Health Act mha-assessment	2	43	29 July 2025
Whether patient is in AMHP's custody after MHA application signed Mental Health Act	4	183	29 July 2025
How to argue against MCA detention, in favour of MHA detention Mental Capacity Act	6	113	24 July 2025
S37/41 restricted patient and choice of accommodation Mental Health Act	10	194	24 July 2025
DOLS Older People and MHA practice Mental Capacity Act mha-assessment	6	264	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	974	23 July 2025
Treatment following s37/41 recall Mental Health Act treatment	5	113	22 July 2025
Conflicting information Mental Capacity Act	6	220	20 July 2025
Can the Responsible Clinician be subject to Judicial Review? Mental Health Act	8	189	20 July 2025
Ward with intermittent RC cover Mental Health Act rc	6	361	19 July 2025
Part 2 signature and date of form H5 missing, and accidentally added to Part 4 Mental Health Act mha-forms	1	159	19 July 2025
Free webinars? Other	5	94	18 July 2025
Consent for finances and housing Other	5	200	12 July 2025
Has the safeguard preventing consecutive detained patient paper hearings been affected by tribunal rule amendment? Mental Health Tribunal	4	84	9 July 2025
Alma Simpson Inquiry Other	2	149	7 July 2025
Questions about autism, diagnosis and accommodation Other	4	171	7 July 2025
Who's the responsible authority for private hospitals? Mental Health Tribunal	2	92	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	53	2 July 2025
Potential reduction in paper reviews for CTO patients Mental Health Tribunal referral , cto	13	196	2 July 2025
Patient wishes to remain informal despite enhanced observations Mental Health Act	2	63	2 July 2025
Complaints from hospital managers regarding out of date reports for hearings Mental Health Act hmh	1	68	1 July 2025
Exclusion Zones - keeping them up to date Mental Health Act conditional-discharge	5	149	30 June 2025
The 'necessary' requirement to recall in a CTO Mental Health Act	2	102	30 June 2025
Request for 2013 Inquiry Report – James Lee Bible / Alan Clarke (AWP NHS Trust) Other locating-documents	3	40	28 June 2025