{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001/schedule-5/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001/schedule-5/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2001/15",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)",
  "text": "(1) Section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence of patients) shall be amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (3), after paragraph (e) insert—\n“(ea) a provider of a patient advocacy and liaison service for the assistance of patients at the hospital and their families and carers;\n(eb) a provider of independent advocacy services for the patient;”.\n(3) After subsection (3) insert—\n“(3A) In subsection (3) above—\n(a) “patient advocacy and liaison service” means a service of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and\n(b) “independent advocacy services” means services provided under arrangements under section 19A of the National Health Service Act 1977.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 6 partly in force; Sch. 5 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 70(2); Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(2)(3) in force for W. at 1.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 6 in force at 1.9.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2245, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/15/schedule/5/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:03.714560+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}