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Revision as of 12:05, 7 July 2022
Mental Health Law Online
<section begin=about />The internet resource on mental health law, and mental capacity law, for England & Wales. You can sign up for free email updates, the online forum and the CPD scheme (which provides 12 hours for £60 and is suitable for lawyers and non-lawyers).
The main content of this website has been divided into Case law (2,516), Legislation (393) and Resources (1,156), together with separate Information pages (335) to link everything together.<section end=about />
Forum topics
News and updates
All the latest updates can be seen on on the MHLO updates forum category. Here is the most recent:
- 09/10/25: CPD scheme — The CPD scheme is now fully up to date, with 12 tests online relating to the past 12 months' website updates (6 MHA tests and 6 MCA tests). The CPD scheme is primarily aimed at mental health solicitors, and is an ideal way to evidence your continued competence, but is also suitable for barristers, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. You can subscribe or resubscribe for £75, or take a test, by visiting the CPD scheme page.
Consultations
Open consultations:
- DHSC, 'A consultation on safety and security arrangements in the high security psychiatric hospitals' (consultation from 31 May 2018 to 23 August 2018)
- Law Commission, 'Mentally incapacitated adults and decision-making: A new jurisdiction' (Law Com No 128, 1993)
- Law Commission, 'Mentally Incapacitated Adults and Decision-Making: An Overview' (Law Com No 119, 1991)
Jobs
Events
Advertise your events here
- Court of Protection User Group: General meeting (online, 22 October 2025)
- MHLA: Refresher and Re-accreditation course (online, 27 October 2025)
- MHLA: Panel course (online, 3-4 November 2025)
- PELT: Introduction to the MHA, Code and Tribunals (online, 12 November 2025)
- MHLA: 26th Annual Conference (London, 14 November 2025)
- PELT: Becoming an MHA Administrator - the Basics (online, 20 November 2025)
- Ministry of Justice: Supervised discharge (online, 25 November 2025)
- PELT: Introduction to MCA and Deprivation of Liberty (online, 27 November 2025)
- PELT: Introduction to COP, including s21A appeals (online, 3 December 2025)
- PELT: MHA Masterclass (online, 17 December 2025)
- PELT: Court of Protection and MCA Masterclass (online, 21 January 2026)
- PELT: Children and Young People - DOL, Competency and Capacity (online, 28 January 2026)
CPD
The CPD scheme is primarily aimed at mental health solicitors, and is an ideal way to evidence your continued competence, but is also suitable for barristers, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. For £60, you can obtain 12 CPD credits.
Books
Please support MHLO by buying your books via our affiliate links: Amazon, or Bookshop.org (which supports independent bookshops).
