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Post by Denise on Nov 27, 2003 17:55:06 GMT
:)This dissertation was submitted by our mental health expert. It examines the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the mentally disordered offender. Please click on the link to access the document and feel free to post your comment. www.cpims.com/dissertation.pdf
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Post by wetandwindy on Nov 27, 2003 20:23:34 GMT
No mention of a Mental Health Bill in the Queen's Speech, but the following press release came out. what are people's views?
Paul S-D
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 26 November 2003 DRAFT MENTAL HEALTH BILL TO UNDERGO SCRUTINY
Health Secretary, John Reid, today announced future plans for the reform of Mental Health legislation. He said: "This Government is fully committed to reforming mental health legislation. We must make significant improvements to patient safeguards, provide a modern framework of legislation in line with modern patterns of care and treatment and human rights law, and protect public safety by enabling patients to get the right treatment at the right time.
"In order to achieve our objectives, it will be vital to get the legislation right. To that end, it is important that a strong part is played by Parliament in scrutinising the Bill. I am therefore pleased to be able to say that a revised Bill will be brought forward for pre- legislative scrutiny as soon as possible.
"The Bill will form a vital part of the Government's wider strategy to improve and modernise mental health services for all. This includes increased investment and current reform of services."
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, said:
"It had been hoped that we would be able to bring forward a Bill in the last session. Regrettably, this was not possible. We are all aware that many stakeholders expressed concerns about the draft Bill published last year and, while I believe that many of these concerns are based on misperceptions of the Bill, I am keen to do all that is possible to ensure that we legislate on a sound basis.
"Following our consideration of the responses to the consultation on the draft Bill, we have been road-testing aspects of the Bill with stakeholders to try to move forward together. This has inevitably caused some delay in the timetable, but I am sure that I am not alone in thinking that it will be worthwhile if we can work together in refining this important piece of legislation.
"I want to work with stakeholders as we develop the Code of Practice, which will provide guidance on how the Act should be applied. This will form part of a comprehensive programme of work that will help us ensure the legislation delivers our objectives.
"There will be no reform without a workforce to deliver it and I want to work with stakeholders on this essential aspect of implementation. I also want to set up a programme of monitoring and research into the use of compulsion, which I believe will address the fears about the Bill."
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