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Next day briefing: reforming the Mental Health Act White Paper
14 January 2021
This briefing summarises key points from the government's Reforming the Mental Health Act white paper.
Mental health
The government has published the Reforming the Mental Health Act White Paper, which sets out proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983. The paper also sets out proposals and ongoing work to reform policy and practice to support the implementation of a new Mental Health Act. The proposals take forward the majority of the recommendations made by the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983.