# Percy Report. Royal Commission on the Law Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency, 'Report' (Cmnd 169, 1957)

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— Royal Commission which reported prior to the Mental Health Act 1959.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Royal\_Commission\_on\_the\_Law\_Relating\_to\_Mental\_Illness\_and\_Mental\_Deficiency,\_%27Report%27\_(Cmnd\_169,\_1957)?id=060125-0843](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Royal_Commission_on_the_Law_Relating_to_Mental_Illness_and_Mental_Deficiency,_%27Report%27_(Cmnd_169,_1957)?id=060125-0843)