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Acts & Legislation — tap to explore sections
Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007)
29 searchable sections
Mental Capacity Act 2005
9 searchable sections
Human Rights Act 1998
6 searchable sections
Care Act 2014
3 searchable sections
Equality Act 2010
3 searchable sections
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Health Act 2007, Schedule A1)
2 searchable sections
Liberty Protection Safeguards (Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019)
1 searchable section
Interface Between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
7 searchable sections
Interface Between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Human Rights Act 1998
7 searchable sections