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 2010/1062

  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. Progress in transfer to new database structure:

• Cases: 292 of 2109 (browse).
• Legislation: 131 of 358 (browse)
• Information: 118 of 282
• Resources: 370 created (browse)
• Jobs: all 61
• Events: all 365
• Contacts: all 253 (browse)

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