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This page contains links to the most useful pieces of legislation for mental health practitioners.

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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.

Main legislation

Mental Health Act 2007

Mental Health Act 2007 Overview

Mental Health Act 2007‎ (2 categories, 1 pages)
Mental Health Act 2007 commencement orders‎ (11 pages)
Mental Health Act 2007 secondary legislation‎ (4 categories)
Mental Health Act 2007

Mental Health Act 1983

Mental Health Act 1983 Overview

Mental Health Act 1983‎ (3 categories, 1 pages)
Legislation amending MHA 1983‎ (85 pages)
Mental Health Regulations‎ (7 pages)
Tribunal legislation‎ (34 pages)
Mental Health Act 1983

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act 2005 Overview

Mental Capacity Act 2005‎ (2 categories, 1 pages)
Mental Capacity Act 2005 commencement orders‎ (7 pages)
Mental Capacity Act 2005 secondary legislation‎ (5 categories)
Mental Capacity Act 2005

Other legislation

Legal Aid legislation‎ (7 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 No 2) Regulations 2009
Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Other useful legislation‎ (30 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
Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
European Convention on Human Rights
Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults 2000
Health Act 2006
Health and Care Act 2022
Health and Social Care Act 2012
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) Act 2019
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
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2021
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 Commencement (No. 1) Regulations 2019
NHS and Community Care Act 1990
Powers of Attorney Act 2023
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Safety and Security in Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 2000
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
Visits by Children to Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 1999
Miscellaneous legislation‎ (121 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 and Support (Disputes between Local Authorities) Regulations 2014
Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2009
Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011
Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2011
Community Care, Services for Carers and Children's Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009
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
Criminal Appeal Act 1968
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Criminal Procedure Rules 2020
Data Protection Act 2018
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Electoral Administration Act 2006
Employment Rights Act 1996
Equality Act 2010
Extradition Act 2003
Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011/1045
Family Procedure Rules 2010
Fatal Accidents Act 1976
Forfeiture Act 1982
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010
Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022
Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Health and Social Care Act 2008
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provision) Order 2012
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.4, Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013
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
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Insolvency Rules 1986
Interpretation Act 1978
Juries Act 1974
Land Registration Act 2002
Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Law of Property Act 1925
Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009
Limitation Act 1980
Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012
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) Act 2013
Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013
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 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017
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
National Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Responsibilities) Regulations 2022
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
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
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 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 (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991
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
UK Borders Act 2007
West London Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2018


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