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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

Landmark Mental Health Bill one step closer to becoming law

The Mental Health Bill has passed report stage and third reading in the House of Commons (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

A Bill that will give mental health patients a greater say over their case and treatment is one step closer to becoming law.

The landmark Mental Health Bill amends a 1983 Act that set out the legal framework for the detention, assessment and treatment of people with a mental disorder who are considered at a risk of harm to themselves or others.

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