Another blog on request: this time from an AMHP who wants to give advice to others about the interface between assessment under the Mental Health Act 1983 and decisions in criminal law to prosecute an offender.  This dilemma presents most acutely in police custody when someone has been arrested for an offence and then assessed […]

An inquest recently concluded in south London in to the death of a Canadian musician, Fraser Moore.  Mr Moore had recently travelled to the UK for professional reasons and within 24hrs of his arrival was electrocuted on the live line of London Bridge train station, having jumped from a platform after fleeing the police.  The […]

If someone wished to legally challenge aspects of police behaviour in their use of s136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, they would first need to secure High Court permission to bring the challenge – this is set out in s139(2) of the MHA itself.  There have been several legal arguments about this provision, notably […]