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Mental Health Act 2007

2007 c. 12 · Enacted 19 July 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to mentally disordered persons; to amend section 40 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; and for connected purposes.

[19th July 2007]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983
  2. Chapter 1: Changes to key provisions
  3. Mental disorder
  4. 1Removal of categories of mental disorder
  5. 2Learning disability
  6. 3Changes to exclusions from operation of 1983 Act
  7. Tests for detention etc
  8. 4Replacement of “treatability” and “care” tests with appropriate treatment test
  9. 5Further cases in which appropriate treatment test is to apply
  10. Medical treatment
  11. 6Appropriate treatment test in Part 4 of 1983 Act
  12. 7Change in definition of “medical treatment”
  13. Fundamental principles
  14. 8The fundamental principles
  15. Chapter 2: Professional roles
  16. Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians
  17. 9Amendments to Part 2 of 1983 Act
  18. 10Amendments to Part 3 of 1983 Act
  19. 11Further amendments to Part 3 of 1983 Act
  20. 12Amendments to Part 4 of 1983 Act
  21. 13Amendments to Part 5 of 1983 Act
  22. 14Amendments to other provisions of 1983 Act
  23. 15Amendments to other Acts
  24. 16Certain registered medical practitioners to be treated as approved under section 12 of 1983 Act
  25. 17Regulations as to approvals in relation to England and Wales
  26. Approved mental health professionals
  27. 18Approved mental health professionals
  28. 19Approval of courses etc for approved mental health professionals
  29. 20Amendment to section 62 of Care Standards Act 2000
  30. 21Approved mental health professionals: further amendments
  31. Conflicts of interest in professional roles
  32. 22Conflicts of interest
  33. Chapter 3: Safeguards for patients
  34. Patient's nearest relative
  35. 23Extension of power to appoint acting nearest relative
  36. 24Discharge and variation of orders appointing nearest relative
  37. 25Restriction of nearest relative's right to apply to tribunal
  38. 26Civil partners
  39. Consent to treatment
  40. 27Electro-convulsive therapy, etc.
  41. 28Section 27: supplemental Not yet in force
  42. 29Withdrawal of consent
  43. Advocacy
  44. 30Independent mental health advocates
  45. Accommodation, etc.
  46. 31Accommodation, etc.
  47. Chapter 4: Supervised community treatment
  48. 32Community treatment orders, etc
  49. 33Relationship with leave of absence
  50. 34Consent to treatment
  51. 35Authority to treat
  52. 36Repeal of provisions for after-care under supervision
  53. Chapter 5: Mental Health Review Tribunals
  54. 37References
  55. 38Organisation
  56. Chapter 6: Cross-border patients
  57. 39Cross-border arrangements
  58. Chapter 7: Restricted patients
  59. 40Restriction orders
  60. 41Conditionally discharged patients subject to limitation directions
  61. Chapter 8: Miscellaneous
  62. 42Offence of ill-treatment: increase in maximum penalty on conviction on indictment
  63. 43Informal admission of patients aged 16 or 17
  64. 44Places of safety
  65. 45Delegation of powers of managers of NHS foundation trusts
  66. 46Local Health Boards
  67. 47Welsh Ministers: procedure for instruments
  68. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts
  69. Chapter 1: Amendments to Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
  70. 48Victims' rights
  71. Chapter 2: Amendments to Mental Capacity Act 2005
  72. 49Independent mental capacity advocacy service: exceptions
  73. 50Mental Capacity Act 2005: deprivation of liberty
  74. 51Amendment to section 20(11) of Mental Capacity Act 2005
  75. Part 3: General
  76. 52Meaning of “1983 Act”
  77. 53Transitional provisions and savings
  78. 54Consequential provisions
  79. 55Repeals and revocations
  80. 56Commencement
  81. 57Commencement of section 36
  82. 58Extent
  83. 59Short title
  84. Schedule 1: Categories of mental disorder: further amendments etc
  85. Part 1: Amendments to 1983 Act
  86. 1Paragraph 1
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. 5Paragraph 5
  91. 6Paragraph 6
  92. 7Paragraph 7
  93. 8Paragraph 8
  94. 9Paragraph 9
  95. 10Paragraph 10
  96. 11Paragraph 11
  97. 12Paragraph 12
  98. 13Paragraph 13
  99. 14Paragraph 14
  100. 15Paragraph 15
  101. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  102. 17Paragraph 17
  103. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts
  104. Juries Act 1974
  105. 18Paragraph 18
  106. Contempt of Court Act 1981
  107. 19Paragraph 19
  108. Family Law Act 1996
  109. 20Paragraph 20
  110. Housing Act 1996
  111. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  112. Care Standards Act 2000
  113. 22Paragraph 22
  114. Mental Capacity Act 2005
  115. 23Paragraph 23
  116. National Health Service Act 2006
  117. 24Paragraph 24
  118. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  119. 25Paragraph 25
  120. Police and Justice Act 2006
  121. 26Paragraph 26
  122. Schedule 2: Approved mental health professionals: further amendments to 1983 Act
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. 4Paragraph 4
  127. 5Paragraph 5
  128. 6Paragraph 6
  129. 7Paragraph 7
  130. 8Paragraph 8
  131. 9Paragraph 9
  132. 10Paragraph 10
  133. 11Paragraph 11
  134. Schedule 3: Supervised community treatment: further amendments to 1983 Act
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. Application in respect of patient already in hospital
  137. 2Paragraph 2
  138. Return of patients absent without leave
  139. 3Paragraph 3
  140. Assignment of responsibility for community patients
  141. 4Paragraph 4
  142. Renewal of authority to detain patients
  143. 5Paragraph 5
  144. Special provisions as to patients absent without leave
  145. 6Paragraph 6
  146. 7Paragraph 7
  147. 8Paragraph 8
  148. Patients sentenced to imprisonment etc
  149. 9Paragraph 9
  150. Discharge
  151. 10Paragraph 10
  152. 11Paragraph 11
  153. 12Paragraph 12
  154. Orders appointing acting nearest relative
  155. 13Paragraph 13
  156. 14Paragraph 14
  157. Regulations for purposes of Part 2
  158. 15Paragraph 15
  159. Wards of court
  160. 16Paragraph 16
  161. Restricted patients
  162. 17Paragraph 17
  163. Applications and references to Mental Health Review Tribunal
  164. 18Paragraph 18
  165. 19Paragraph 19
  166. 20Paragraph 20
  167. 21Paragraph 21
  168. 22Paragraph 22
  169. 23Paragraph 23
  170. After-care services
  171. 24Paragraph 24
  172. Code of practice
  173. 25Paragraph 25
  174. General protection of detained patients
  175. 26Paragraph 26
  176. 27Paragraph 27
  177. Offences
  178. 28Paragraph 28
  179. Duty to give information
  180. 29Paragraph 29
  181. 30Paragraph 30
  182. 31Paragraph 31
  183. Retaking of patients escaping from custody
  184. 32Paragraph 32
  185. Members of Parliament suffering from mental disorder
  186. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  187. Interpretation
  188. 34Paragraph 34
  189. Extent
  190. 35Paragraph 35
  191. Application of certain provisions to patients concerned in criminal proceedings
  192. 36Paragraph 36
  193. 37Paragraph 37
  194. Schedule 4: Supervised community treatment: amendments to other Acts
  195. Administration of Justice Act 1960
  196. 1Paragraph 1
  197. Criminal Appeal Act 1968
  198. 2Paragraph 2
  199. Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968
  200. 3Paragraph 3
  201. Juries Act 1974
  202. 4Paragraph 4
  203. Schedule 5: Cross-border arrangements
  204. Part 1: Amendments to Part 6 of 1983 Act
  205. Introduction
  206. 1Paragraph 1
  207. Transfer of patients: Scotland
  208. 2Paragraph 2
  209. 3Paragraph 3
  210. 4Paragraph 4
  211. Transfer of patients: Northern Ireland
  212. 5Paragraph 5
  213. 6Paragraph 6
  214. 7Paragraph 7
  215. 8Paragraph 8
  216. 9Paragraph 9
  217. Transfer of patients: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
  218. 10Paragraph 10
  219. 11Paragraph 11
  220. 12Paragraph 12
  221. 13Paragraph 13
  222. Patients absent from hospitals in England and Wales
  223. 14Paragraph 14
  224. Regulations for purposes of Part 6
  225. 15Paragraph 15
  226. General provisions as to patients removed from England and Wales
  227. 16Paragraph 16
  228. Interpretation
  229. 17Paragraph 17
  230. Part 2: Related amendments
  231. The 1983 Act
  232. 18Paragraph 18
  233. 19Paragraph 19
  234. 20Paragraph 20
  235. Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2078)
  236. 21Paragraph 21
  237. Schedule 6: Victims' rights
  238. Introduction
  239. 1Paragraph 1
  240. Hospital orders (with or without restriction orders)
  241. 2Paragraph 2
  242. 3Paragraph 3
  243. 4Paragraph 4
  244. 5Paragraph 5
  245. 6Paragraph 6
  246. 7Paragraph 7
  247. Hospital directions and limitation directions
  248. 8Paragraph 8
  249. 9Paragraph 9
  250. Transfer directions (with or without restriction directions)
  251. 10Paragraph 10
  252. 11Paragraph 11
  253. 12Paragraph 12
  254. 13Paragraph 13
  255. 14Paragraph 14
  256. 15Paragraph 15
  257. Interpretation
  258. 16Paragraph 16
  259. Schedule 7: Mental Capacity Act 2005: new Schedule A1
  260. Paragraph
  261. Schedule 8: Mental Capacity Act 2005: new Schedule 1A
  262. Paragraph
  263. Schedule 9: Amendments relating to new section 4A of, & Schedule A1 to, Mental Capacity Act 2005
  264. Part 1: Other amendments to Mental Capacity Act 2005
  265. Introduction
  266. 1Paragraph 1
  267. New section 21A
  268. 2Paragraph 2
  269. Section 35: Appointment of independent mental capacity advocates
  270. 3Paragraph 3
  271. Section 38: IMCAs and provision of accommodation by NHS body
  272. 4Paragraph 4
  273. Section 39: IMCAs and provision of accommodation by local authority
  274. 5Paragraph 5
  275. New section 39A
  276. 6Paragraph 6
  277. Section 40: Exceptions to duty to appoint IMCAs
  278. 7Paragraph 7
  279. Section 42: Codes of practice
  280. 8Paragraph 8
  281. Section 50: Application to the Court of Protection
  282. 9Paragraph 9
  283. Section 64: Interpretation
  284. 10Paragraph 10
  285. Section 65: Rules, regulations and orders
  286. 11Paragraph 11
  287. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts
  288. National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
  289. 12Paragraph 12
  290. Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
  291. 13Paragraph 13
  292. Schedule 10: Transitional provisions and savings
  293. Interpretation
  294. 1Paragraph 1
  295. Authority to detain etc
  296. 2Paragraph 2
  297. Consent to treatment
  298. 3Paragraph 3
  299. Reclassification of patients
  300. 4Paragraph 4
  301. Supervised community treatment
  302. 5Paragraph 5
  303. Nearest relative
  304. 6Paragraph 6
  305. 7Paragraph 7
  306. Independent mental health advocates
  307. 8Paragraph 8
  308. Applications and references to Mental Health Review Tribunal
  309. 9Paragraph 9
  310. Schedule 11: Repeals and revocations
  311. 1Removal of categories of mental disorder
  312. 2Replacement of “treatability” and “care” tests
  313. 3Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians
  314. 4Safeguards for patients
  315. 5Supervised community treatment
  316. 6Organisation of tribunals
  317. 7Cross-border arrangements Not yet in force
  318. 8Restricted patients
  319. 9Miscellaneous
  320. 10Deprivation of liberty