Source · Select Committees · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 3
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Acknowledged
It is particularly troubling that the accounts we heard at the roundtable event in 2025...
Conclusion
It is particularly troubling that the accounts we heard at the roundtable event in 2025 echoed those the JCHR heard in 2019. This emphasised to us that reform of the Mental Health Act is both pressing and overdue. (Conclusion, Paragraph 18) Detaining autistic people and people with learning disabilities under the Mental Health Act
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the committee's concern about the need for MHA reform by reiterating its commitment to report annually on the implementation of the Mental Health Bill, including future phases and community service development.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 11 July 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗