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Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Post-legislative scrutiny Background to the 2007 Act
Post-legislative scrutiny
Background to the 2007 Act
2 The Appropriate Treatment Test, Community Treatment Orders and detention
Impact of the 2007 Act Growth in detention Impact of Community Treatment Orders on detention Availability of beds in psychiatric wards Detention in place of voluntary admissions Availability of community services Parity of esteem
Impact of the 2007 Act
Growth in detention
Impact of Community Treatment Orders on detention
Availability of beds in psychiatric wards
Detention in place of voluntary admissions
Availability of community services
Parity of esteem
3 Independent Mental Health Advocates
Access to advocacy Responsibilities of clinicians Commissioning and funding The role and function of advocates
Access to advocacy
Responsibilities of clinicians Commissioning and funding
Responsibilities of clinicians
Commissioning and funding
The role and function of advocates
4 Places of safety
Background Hospital-based places of safety Use of police custody Detention of children under Section 136
Background
Hospital-based places of safety
Use of police custody Detention of children under Section 136
Use of police custody
Detention of children under Section 136
5 Supervised Community Treatment
Purpose of the legislation 'Revolving door' patients Effectiveness of community treatment orders Variation in the use of CTOs Effect of financial pressures on clinical decisions
Purpose of the legislation
'Revolving door' patients
Effectiveness of community treatment orders
Variation in the use of CTOs
Effect of financial pressures on clinical decisions
6 Interaction with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Deprivation of liberty safeguards Implementation of the safeguards Clinical responsibility Urgent need for action
Deprivation of liberty safeguards
Implementation of the safeguards
Clinical responsibility
Urgent need for action
7 Ethnicity and the use of the Mental Health Act
Disproportionate representation of minority ethnic groups Effect of the 2007 Act
Disproportionate representation of minority ethnic groups
Effect of the 2007 Act
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral Evidence
26 February 2013
12 March 2013
Written Evidence