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Draft Mental Health Bill 2022

The government is publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.

Last fetched 04 May 2026 · gov.uk

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Draft Mental Health Bill (web accessible)application/pdf Draft Mental Health Bill (print version)application/pdf Draft Mental Health Bill: explanatory notesapplication/pdf Draft Mental Health Bill: impact assessmentapplication/pdf Memorandum from DHSC and MoJ to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committeeapplication/pdf

At a glance

TypePolicy paper

First published27 Jun 2022

Last updated27 Jun 2022

Organisations

Department of Health and Social Care Ministry of Justice

Topics

Mental health service reform

Source

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