Contents

 

FOREWORD
Chapter 1	INTRODUCTION
	Background to the review of the Mental Health Act
	Format of this consultation paper
Chapter 2	THE CASE FOR CHANGE
	Interface with other measures
	Modernising the NHS and Social Services
	The strategy for mental health
	Managing dangerous people with severe personality disorder
	Mental incapacity
Chapter 3	GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR A NEW MENTAL HEALTH ACT
	Code of Practice
Chapter 4	THE PROCESSES OF APPLYING COMPULSORY POWERS
	Diagnostic criterion mental disorder
	Children
	The process for applying care and treatment under compulsory powers
	The single point of entry
	Independent decision making body
	The 7 day review
	The tribunal
Chapter 5	CRITERIA FOR COMPULSORY CARE AND TREATMENT
	The capacity model
	A model without a capacity test
	Best interests
Chapter 6	THE NEW TRIBUNAL'S REMIT
	The Compulsory Order
	Alternatives to Hospital
Chapter 7	DISCHARGE AND AFTERCARE
	Charging Policy
Chapter 8	INTERFACE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
	The present system
	The new system
	Applying the new system to offenders
	Assessment
	Disposals of the Court: compulsory order
	Disposals of the Court: restriction order
	Review arrangements
	Variation of orders and discharge
	Conditional discharge
	Prisoners
	Police powers
Chapter 9	TREATMENT
	Definition of treatment for mental disorder
	Treatments requiring special safeguards
	ECT and other specified treatments
	Emergency treatments
Chapter 10	SAFEGUARDS
	Mental Health Act Commission
	Hospital managers
	Nearest relative or nominated persons
	Advocacy
	Carers
	Advance agreements
	Information sharing
	Victims
Chapter 11	SAFEGUARDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM MENTAL INCAPACITY
Chapter 12	THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES
Annex A	CONSULTATION POINTS
Annex B	SUMMARY OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE REPORT
Annex C	MANAGING DANGEROUS PEOPLE WITH SEVERE PERSONALITY DISORDER PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We welcome your comments on this site. Prepared 15 November 1999