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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Government amendments 26 to 29 seek to remove previous amendments to the clause tabled by Lord Kamall, Earl Howe and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Clause 11 will introduce a new clinical checklist that the patient’s responsible clinician must follow when making decisions about a patient’s treatment. This seeks to put the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I will touch on the questions that have been asked on cumulative and escalating behaviour, on having a review of public safety and on the training plan. The details will be…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a little bit dangerous for us to get into a numbers game, because I do not think it is particularly useful or productive to say, “As a result of the changes that we are…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)May I say what a pleasure it is to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock? I found her contribution incredibly insightful. She is a tremendous asset to the Committee and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It happened—it was real!12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The purpose of clause 16 is twofold. First, it seeks to maintain the status quo around when the responsible clinician must report to the regulatory authority on the patient’s…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The classification of which part III patients the clause applies to is at the heart of the shadow Minister’s question about ensuring that everything is co-ordinated and we do not…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will discuss a number of issues concerning the topic of urgent electroconvulsive treatment. Clause 15 makes a small practical change to the current protocol around administering…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will discuss the clause and review of treatment. Under the Act, the regulator, the CQC, is responsible for appointing individuals to provide independent second opinions on the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)On the point about situations in which just the approved clinician provides certification, because of potential delays in appointment of the SOAD, such certification by the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)One theme raised by hon. Members on both sides of the Committee is the need for clarity and safeguards so that clinicians are clear on how best to assess competence. The Mental…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The clause will simply clarify existing legislation concerning the second opinion appointed doctor so that it more closely reflects current practice and terminology. It sets out…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The power to give compulsory treatment is sometimes necessary to get a person well again, but unfortunately some clinicians can too easily resort to this course of action without…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I can absolutely confirm that the Government’s understanding of the way in which the system must function is that, if any risk at all to public safety is perceived, that must be…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Defining “compelling” will be an important part of the code of practice. We will include case studies and examples to help to put flesh on the bones of that and to illustrate it.…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The content of the Bill, in this context, has been produced on the basis of engagement with the second opinion appointed doctor service and clinical experts. That was partly…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will do that. Question put and agreed to. Clause 13 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 14 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 15 Electro-convulsive…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Absolutely. We must ensure that we act rapidly as soon as the Bill gets Royal Assent by launching the consultation process on the code of practice. It will be vital that the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank hon. Members for this useful and insightful debate on care and treatment plans. I will begin by discussing amendments 14, 15 and 48. I reassure Members that the scope of…12 Jun 2025