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We welcome the publication of the white paper on reforming the Mental Health Act and the findings of the independent review from 2018.

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Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.

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Reform of the Mental Health Act must be properly funded

Proposed changes to the mental health system must be properly funded to be effective, the Law Society of England and Wales warned following publication of the Mental Health Act White Paper.

15 Jan 2021
Improving your financial deputyship application to the Court of Protection

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Easements which weaken Mental Health Act protections to be dropped

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