Mental Health Act 1983

(asked on 1st November 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if it is his policy to reform the Mental Health Act 1983.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 8th November 2022

We remain committed to reforming the Mental Health Act 1983. We published the draft Mental Health Bill on 27 June 2022 which is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny.

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