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    Lijeh Perez
    Jan 20, 2021
    Edited: Feb 02, 2021

    Government U-Turn On Mental Health Laws Enshrines World-Class Protections Heading Into 2021

    in ACTIVISM

    U.K. Government U-Turn On Mental Health Laws Enshrines World-Class Protections Heading Into 2021


    The U.K. Government changed the law in March 2020 to enable one Doctor to authorise detaining someone in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 for weeks [or even months] at a time. Thankfully, that change to law has been removed, and the law remains as it was before – Two Doctors being needed to authorise detaining a person. This change came as part of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Schedule 8).