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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 8th May 2007

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Mental Health Bill [Lords]


 

[SEVENTH and EIGHTh Sittings]


 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Agreed to  42

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  13,  leave out ‘approved clinician’ and insert ‘person’.

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Agreed to  67

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  14,  leave out ‘at the end insert “nor the responsible

 

clinician”’ and insert ‘after “medical treatment” insert “(neither of whom shall be the

 

responsible clinician (if there is one) or the person in charge of the treatment in

 

question)”’.

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Agreed to  68

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  22,  leave out ‘at the end insert “nor the responsible

 

clinician”’ and insert ‘after “medical treatment” insert “(neither of whom shall be the

 

responsible clinician or the approved clinician in charge of the treatment in question)”’.

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Agreed to  45

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  leave out lines 2 to 7 and insert—

 

‘“(1A)    

References in this Part of this Act to the approved clinician in charge of

 

a patient’s treatment shall, where the treatment in question is a form of

 

treatment to which section 57 above applies, be construed as references

 

to the person in charge of the treatment.”’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 15 to 23 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th May 2007            

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Mental Health Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Tim Loughton

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Angela Browning

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

Withdrawn  62

 

Clause  24,  page  14,  leave out lines 32 to 37 and insert —

 

‘142D

Registered Medical Practitioner

 

Where a clinician undertakes an assessment of a minor’s needs in accordance

 

with section 142B he shall consider whether the registered medical practitioner

 

responsible for the minor’s care and treatment in hospital should have special

 

experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder in persons under the

 

age of 18.’.

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Not selected  21

 

Page  14,  line  14,  leave out Clause 24.

 

Clause Negatived on division.

 

Clauses 25 to 29 Agreed to.

 


 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.25 a.m.


 
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