New 140 Amendments

I recently posted about proposed amendments to section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) made by Lord Davies of Brixton and there seems to be lively debate on social media about the merits and problems posed by his tabled changes. The noble Lord has suggested more changes and this post is about his proposal for […]

New 136 Amendments

You may be aware the Mental Health Bill is making it’s way through the Committee Stage of the House of Lords, having been introduced at the end of last year. This allows members of the Lords to table amendments for consideration later. A number of amendments have been tabled and this post is specifically about […]

Michael Crane

A new Preventing Future Deaths report from a London coroner after a mentally ill man from Leicestershire unexpectedly travelled to the capital and had contact with the NHS and the police before somehow entering the Thames and being found deceased. It’s a very sad case of considerable state and agency contact and it drew my […]