Code of Practice
Volume 1 - General Overview
Volume 2 - Civil Compulsory Powers (Parts 5, 6, 7 and 20)
Volume 3 - Compulsory powers in relation to mentally disordered offenders
FeedbackTo enable you to provide suggested amendments or to notify us of any errors in the Code of Practice, we have developed a feedback form*. The form gives you the added opportunity to tell us about what you have found most or least helpful about the Code. Completed forms can be submitted by e-mailing the mental health law mailbox.
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Health Department / Chief Executive LettersReforming Mental Health Law Newsletters
During the implementation of the act we issued a series of newsletters to keep service users and service providers informed. To access the newsletter archive click here.
Information and Topic Guides
We have published a reader friendly booklet called The New Mental Health Act - An easy read guide (140 pages) which sets out the main features of the Act and describes some of its provisions. Two small booklets - What's it all about? A short introduction (9 pages) and What's it all about? An easy read guide (9 pages) - concisely introduce the New Mental Health Act.
For more detailed information on issues contained within 'The New Mental Health Act - An easy read guide' we have produced a series of specific topic guides for service users and carers:
Topic Guides - Large Print, Community Languages Translations, Audio, Braille
Click here for large print, community language translations, audio and Braille versions of the topic guides.