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Mental health crisis care

The reform of England and Wales' mental health crisis-care regime, comprising the Mental Health Act 2025 (which amends the Mental Health Act 1983 across detention criteria, nominated persons, advance choice documents, IMHAs, learning disability/autism scope, and removes police stations and prisons as places of safety) and the operational crisis-care architecture built around the 2014 Crisis Care Concordat and the 2023 Right Care, Right Person National Partnership Agreement.


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16 May 2025 | Research House of Commons Library linked direct

Reforming the Mental Health Act: Independent review to draft bill

Why linked: Commons Briefing Paper on Mental Health Act reform timeline – contextual background on statutory instrument development

Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-9132) A timeline of reforming the Mental Health Act up to the draft Mental Health Bill, including the independent review, white paper, and pre-legislative scrutiny.

18 Nov 2024 | Research House of Lords Library linked direct

Mental Health Bill [HL]: HL Bill 47 of 2024–25

Why linked: Lords Library Note LLN-2024-0069 on the Mental Health Bill — independent scrutiny baseline for Lords Second Reading.

Type: Lords Library Note (LLN-2024-0069) The Mental Health Bill is a government bill that would amend the Mental Health Act 1983. The 1983 act is the current legislation that regulates the compulsory detention and treatment of those with a mental …

11 May 2023 | Research Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology linked direct

Reforming the Mental Health Act – Approaches to Improve Patient Choice

Why linked: POSTnote on Mental Health Act Reform - Improve Patient Choice - research summary on crisis care policy changes

Type: POSTnote (POST-PN-0695) A POSTnote summarising proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act (1983) to improve patient choice, highlighting relevant research evidence and stakeholder perspectives.

3 Nov 2022 | Research Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology linked direct

Mental Health Act Reform - Children and Young People

Why linked: POSTnote on Mental Health Act Reform - Children and Young People - crisis care provision for minors

Type: POSTnote (POST-PN-0685) The UK Government has published a draft Mental Health Bill to amend the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983. This POSTnote covers how and when the MHA is used to treat children and young people aged under 18 …

1 Jul 2022 | Analysis linked scrutiny

HSCC Expert Panel: Evaluation of Government progress on mental health services – Parliament

Why linked: The HSCC Expert Panel evaluation is the formal parliamentary assessment of whether the government met its NHS Long Term Plan crisis service commitments, including CRHT coverage.

All areas will provide crisis resolution and home treatment (CRHT) functions that are resourced to operate in line with recognised best practice, delivering a 24/7 community-based crisis response.