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Mental Health Act 2007

Resource Item
Mental Health Act 2007
Date published
19 July 2007
Location
UK
Cymru
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Related professional interest
Ethics and human rights
Health based social work
Related specialism
Mental health
Publishers
HM Government
Rights
Crown Copyright
Keywords
mental health
mental health act

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.

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