Statute law

This page contains links to the most useful pieces of legislation for mental health practitioners. See also Category:Legislation overviews.

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Main legislation

Mental Health Act 2007

▼ Mental Health Act 2007‎ (2 categories, 3 pages)
► Mental Health Act 2007 commencement orders‎ (11 pages)
► Mental Health Act 2007 secondary legislation‎ (4 categories)
  Mental Health Act 2007
  Mental Health Act 2007 Explanatory Notes
  Mental Health Bill 2006

Mental Health Act 1983

▼ Mental Health Act 1983‎ (4 categories, 8 pages)
► Legislation amending MHA 1983‎ (84 pages)
► Mental Health Regulations‎ (7 pages)
► Tribunal legislation‎ (30 pages)
► Tribunal resources‎ (33 pages)
  Mental Health Act 1983
  Mental Health Act 1983 Codes of Practice
  Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets
  Mental Health Act 1983 Statutory Forms
  Mental Health Regulations
  MHA Code of Practice 2008 links
  Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983
  Tribunal Rules

Mental Capacity Act 2005

▼ Mental Capacity Act 2005‎ (2 categories, 5 pages)
► Mental Capacity Act 2005 commencement orders‎ (7 pages)
► Mental Capacity Act 2005 secondary legislation‎ (5 categories)
  Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Standard Forms
  Liberty Protection Safeguards
  Mental Capacity Act 2005
  Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice
  Mental Capacity Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

Other legislation

▼ Legal Aid legislation‎ (4 pages)
  Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013
  Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
  Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
  Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
▼ Other useful legislation‎ (23 pages)
  Administration of Justice Act 1960
  Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018
  Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991
  Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964
  Data Protection Act 1998
  Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
  European Convention on Human Rights
  Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults 2000
  Health Act 2006
  High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals) Amendment Directions 2012
  High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals) Directions 2011
  Human Rights Act 1998
  Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill
  Mental Health (Absconding Patients from Other Jurisdictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
  Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
  Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
  Mental Health Act 1959
  Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018
  NHS and Community Care Act 1990
  Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  Safety and Security in Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 2000
  Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
  Visits by Children to Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 1999
▼ Miscellaneous legislation‎ (120 pages)
  Access to Health Records Act 1990
  Access to Justice Act 1999
  Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) Order 2000
  Administration of Justice Act 1969
  Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
  Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
  Care Bill
  Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2009
  Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011
  Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009/3112
  Civil Contingencies Act 2004
  Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2011/586
  Community Care, Services for Carers and Children's Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009
  Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2009
  Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011
  Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
  Consumer Credit Act 1974
  Contempt of Court Act 1981
  Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  Coroners and Justice Act 2009
  Coroners and Justice Bill 2009
  Criminal Appeal Act 1968
  Criminal Justice Act 2003
  Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
  Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
  Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  Electoral Administration Act 2006
  Equality Act 2010
  Extradition Act 2003
  Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011/1045
  Family Procedure Rules 2010
  Fatal Accidents Act 1976
  Freedom of Information Act 2000
  Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010/1863
  Health and Social Care Act 2008
  Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010/781
  Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provision) Order 2012/1319
  Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.4, Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013/160
  Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
  Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983
  Homicide Act 1957
  Housing Act 1988
  Housing Act 1996
  Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  Immigration Act 1971
  Income Support (General) Regulations 1987
  Insolvency Rules 1986
  Juries Act 1974
  Land Registration Act 2002
  Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010/1063
  Law of Property Act 1925
  Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2011
  Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009/3348
  Limitation Act 1980
  Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009
  Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002
  Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012
  Mental Health (Asconding Patients From Other Jurisdictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
  Mental Health (Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  Mental Health (Conflict of Interest) (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2005
  Mental Health (Detention in Conditions of Excessive Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
  Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill 2012
  Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013
  Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013
  Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill 2010
  Mental Health (Independent Advocacy) (England) Bill 2015
  Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  Mental Health (Nurses) Order 1983
  Mental Health (Nurses) Order 1998
  Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999
  Mental Health (Safety and Security) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012
  Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015
  Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015
  Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015
  Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
  Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2011
  Mental Health Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill 2014-15
  Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017
  Mental Health Treatment Bill
  Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Appointment of Medical Members) Amendment Regulations 2009
  National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010
  National Assistance Act 1948
  National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2010/1000
  National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  National Health Service Act 2006
  National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2016/293
  National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012
  NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008
  NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008 (Commencement) Order 2011
  Ordinary Residence Disputes (Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc. Act 2003) Directions 2010
  Ordinary Residence Disputes (Mental Capacity Act 2005) Directions 2010
  Ordinary Residence Disputes (National Assistance Act 1948) Directions 2010
  Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2009
  Parole Board Rules 2004
  Parole Board Rules 2011
  Parole Board Rules 2016
  Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No 4 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017
  Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
  Prison Act 1952
  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
  Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  Public Bodies Bill 2010-11
  Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
  Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
  Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984
  Representation of the People Act 1983
  Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  Senior Courts Act 1981
  Sexual Offences Act 2003
  Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007
  Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007
  Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005
  Social Security (Persons Serving a Sentence of Imprisonment Detained in Hospital) Regulations 2010
  Solicitors Act 1974
  State Pension Credit Regulations 2002
  Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974
  Suicide Act 1961
  Supervision and Treatment Orders (Maximum Period) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011/115
  UK Borders Act 2007

New database structure

The legislation pages are currently being restructured so in addition to the current page, please check Special:Drilldown/Legislation.

Since January 2019 all new case law, legislation and resources have been added to a searchable database. Some older material has also been added, and the figures below set out how much has been transferred to new database structure. Click on "browse" to browse through the database.


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