| answer text |
<p>The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act will report before the end of the
year. The Government will consider its findings and respond in due course. The Review
will make recommendations to Government for how it should improve the Act, including
considering what changes might be needed to reduce the number of detentions under
the Act, but the Review itself was not commissioned to have a direct influence on
legislation or practice.</p><p> </p><p>We have therefore made no assessment on the
effect of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions
under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p>
|
 |
