Policy #989: "Mental health- easier detention + forced treatment"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #989: "Mental health- easier detention + forced treatment". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that the current mental health Act places too many restrictions on enforced detention and treatment. There should be fewer restrictions on who can make orders and on the groups of patients to whom orders may apply would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Lords10 Jan 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — requirement for incompetance of patient. minority (strong)
Scotland10 Jan 2007[S2M-5378.2 (Amendment)] Decision Time Majority (strong)
Lords19 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Exclusions from the Act minority (strong)
Lords19 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Treatability test. minority (strong)
Lords19 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] minority
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — services for minors. minority
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Doctors' involvement in Community Treatment Orders minority
Lords26 Feb 2007Mental Health Bill [HL] — Conditions for Community Treatment Orders Majority (strong)
Commons8 May 2007Communities and Local Government — Mental Health Services Majority
Commons18 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — New Clause 15 — Treatment requiring consent (period of time since administration of treatment) Majority
Commons18 Jun 2007Orders of the Day — Clause 29 — Community treatment orders, etc Majority

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