Mental Health Act 2007

E707984

The Mental Health Act 2007 is UK legislation that reformed mental health law by updating definitions, detention criteria, and professional roles in the assessment and treatment of people with mental disorders.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mental Health Act 2007 canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
amends Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 NERFINISHED
Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED
Mental Health Act 1983 NERFINISHED
appliesTo people with mental disorders
citation 2007 c. 12
contains provisions on community-based treatment
provisions on detention for assessment
provisions on detention for treatment
country United Kingdom
hasEffectOn compulsory admission procedures
patient rights and safeguards
includesProvisionOn age-appropriate services for children and adolescents
electroconvulsive therapy safeguards
nearest relative procedures
safeguards for detained patients
treatment of patients lacking capacity
introduces Approved Mental Health Professional role
Community Treatment Orders NERFINISHED
Supervised Community Treatment NERFINISHED
jurisdiction England
Wales NERFINISHED
language English
legalSubject health professionals
hospital managers
mental health patients
legislativeArea mental health law
legislativeType public general act
longTitle An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004; and for connected purposes NERFINISHED
modifies Mental Health Review Tribunal arrangements
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
policyArea health law
human rights
social care
purpose to reform the legal framework for the treatment and detention of people with mental disorders
relatedTo Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED
Mental Health Act 1959 NERFINISHED
Mental Health Act 1983 NERFINISHED
replaces Approved Social Worker role
royalAssentDate 2007-07-19
shortTitle Mental Health Act 2007 NERFINISHED
status in force
updates criteria for compulsory detention
definitions of mental disorder
professional roles in mental health assessment and treatment
yearEnacted 2007

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mental Capacity Act 2005 relatedLegislation Mental Health Act 2007
Mental Capacity Act 2005 amendedBy Mental Health Act 2007
Broadmoor Hospital governedBy Mental Health Act 2007