... to the publication of the revised Mental Health Act code of practice for Wales (WAG, 2016a). The study was reviewed and approved by Sheffield Hallam University’s Research Ethics Review Group. NHS ethical approval was not required as the study did not involve service users, NHS staff or premises or seek access...

... Act Codes of Practice. Findings – In total, 41 (67.2 per cent) organisations had a policy on the implementation of Section 5(4). There was a high level of consistency between local guidance and the Mental Health Act Codes of Practice. There were however; different interpretations of the guidance...

... such could be authorised under its powers by the new Court of Protection). From a planned date of April 2009, the MCA is to be enlarged by the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007 (MHA 2007) to encompass deprivation of liberty, with the addition of a new framework of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards...

...Simon Lawton‐Smith The UK government's Mental Health Act 2007 introduces compulsory supervised community treatment (SCT) to England and Wales. Estimates of the possible level of use of SCT are helpful both to address patient fears and to plan services. The number of patients under SCT is likely...