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You can browse the Legislation database at Special:Drilldown/Legislation using various filters including Type, Year and Subject, e.g. all Scottish SIs made during 2008.
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Recently-added legislation
The following are the most recently-added legislation:
| Legislation | Type | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 | UK Statutory Instrument | The changes to the HESC rules relate to (1) making decisions which dispose of reference proceedings without a hearing (informally called paper hearings) under Tribunal rule 35; and (2) setting aside decisions under Tribunal rule 45. The intention of the rule 35 change is to undo the 2024 amendment which accidentally applied extra safeguards for CTO patients (those being requirements that the first and at least alternate decisions thereafter be made at hearings). But an accidental side-effect of the 2025 amendment is to remove those and other safeguards from detained patients. Their safeguards now do not apply if their case either has not previously been considered by the tribunal or was last considered without a hearing (which is the reverse of what must be intended). The lost safeguards are any restrictions on repeated paper hearings (as above), the requirement to be legally represented, and the requirement that the representative state in writing: that the patient does not wish to attend or be represented; that the representative has discussed any reports or other documents provided; and that the patient has capacity to decide. (The requirement that the tribunal be satisfied of patient's capacity is probably also part of the disapplied detained-patient safeguards.) The change to rule 45 expressly provides that the set-aside power can be exercised either on the application of a party or on the tribunal's own initiative. | 27/6/25 |
| Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2025 | UK Statutory Instrument | Brings s21 Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (victim impact statements to mental health tribunals (restricted patients)) into force on 25 June 2025. It applies to to restricted patients with a s37/41 hospital order and restriction order. | 25/6/25 |
| West London Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2018 | UK Statutory Instrument | Trust name change | 28/5/25 |
| Employment Rights Act 1996 | UK Public General Act | "An Act to consolidate enactments relating to employment rights." | 6/5/25 |
| Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 | UK Statutory Instrument | Welfare benefits legislation. | 13/4/25 |
Here are a few pieces of legislation which may be of interest: Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 — Mental Health Act 2007 — Policing and Crime Act 2017 — Mental Health (Conflicts of Interest) (England) Regulations 2008