This blog is part of the series which will cover, in detail, the amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 within the Policing and Crime Act 2017. For background to the series, see the introductory post which outlines why I’m doing this and what other specific issues will be covered concerning laws that will come […]

This blog is part of the series which will cover, in detail, the amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 within the Policing and Crime Act 2017. For background to the series, see the introductory post which outlines why I’m doing this and what other specific issues will be covered concerning laws that will come […]

NB: please note this post was published in 2017 after the Policing and Crime Act 2017 amendments to sections 135/136/138 Mental Health Act 1983. Further amendments were made to sections 135/136 by the Mental Health Act 2025 and you should double check which “new” version you require. . MB./ January 2026. What follows is the […]