View source for Department of Health, 'Stronger Code: Better Care: Consultation on proposed changes to the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983' (consultation from 7/7/14 to 12/9/14)

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|Title=Stronger Code: Better Care: Consultation on proposed changes to the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983
|Organisation=Department of Health
|Date=2014/07/07
|Date closed=2014/09/12
|Type=Consultation
|Abstract=Extract from press release: "Our consultation ‘Stronger Code: Better Care’ is asking for your thoughts on a new draft Code which includes: (1) five new guiding principles; (2) significantly updated chapter on how to support children and young people, on the use of restraint and seclusion and the use of police powers and places of safety; (3) new chapters on care planning, equality and human rights, links to the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and support for victims."
|External links=Documents:

*[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-mental-health-act-1983-code-of-practice Consultation page]

*[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-act-code-of-practice-consultation-launched Department of Health, 'Mental Health Act Code of Practice consultation launched' (press release, 7/7/14)]

*[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/327653/Doh_Consultation_for_web.pdf Department of Health, 'Stronger Code: Better Care: Consultation on proposed changes to the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983' (7/7/14)]

*[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/329778/DoH_Code_of_Practice_accessible.pdf Department of Health, 'Mental Health Act 1983: Draft Code of Practice for consultation' (7/7/14)]

*{{link|https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396171/mha-ea.pdf|Department of Health, 'Equality for all: Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice 2015: Equality Analysis' (16/1/15)|s}}

*{{link|https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396126/mha-con-res.pdf|Department of Health, 'Stronger Code: Better Care: Government response to the Consultation on the Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice' (16/1/15)|s}}

*See [[Mental Health Act 1983 Codes of Practice]] for new Code of Practice
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