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Mental Health Act 2025

Parliamentary timeline for Mental Health Act 2025, session 39 session. Bill type: Government Bill. Current stage: Royal Assent.

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2025

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18 Dec 2025 | Royal Assent Department of Health and Social Care linked

Royal Assent

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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14 Oct 2025 | Third reading Department of Health and Social Care linked

Third reading

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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14 Oct 2025 | Report stage Department of Health and Social Care linked

Report stage

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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2 Oct 2025 | Bill document Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

Keeling schedules: Keeling Schedule showing amendments to be made to the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Mental Health Bill introduced into Parliament on 6 November 2024 and amended post report stage in the Lords

Why linked: Mental Health Act 2025 Keeling schedules - amendments to Mental Health Act 1983, the primary legal instrument governing crisis detention and assessment

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24 Jun 2025 | Ministerial letter Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

Letter from Stephen Kinnock MP regarding points raised in committee stage (first day): devolved powers in the development of the code of practice, and data on care, education and treatment reviews.

Why linked: Letter from Stephen Kinnock MP on devolved powers in Code of Practice - parliamentary scrutiny of crisis care governance

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10 Jun 2025 | Committee stage Department of Health and Social Care linked

Committee stage

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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19 May 2025 | Second reading Department of Health and Social Care linked

Second reading

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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24 Apr 2025 | Bill introduced Department of Health and Social Care linked

First reading

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Originated in the Lords.

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17 Feb 2025 | Ministerial letter Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

Letter from Baroness Merron to Peers regarding county courts and legal aid, data on instances of police using relevant Mental Health Act powers, engagement with civil society organisations and charities, and tribunal powers.

Why linked: Letter on county courts and legal aid data - relevant to detention procedures in crisis care

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6 Feb 2025 | Ministerial letter Department of Health and Social Care linked

Letter from Baroness Merron to colleagues regarding points raised during the Committee stage: tier 3 training on learning disability and autism, will experts by experience be priortised in guiding research, inpatient wards for people with a learning disability and autistic people, the use of mental health nurses, the effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders.

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2024

25 events
25 Nov 2024 | Lords stages Department of Health and Social Care linked

Lords stages

A Bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.

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