Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Ministers reject concerns over mental health law (UK) Guardian story - "The government today vowed to press ahead with its controversial overhaul of mental health legislation, against the advice of MPs and peers. The Department of Health and the Home Office said the parliamentary committee that scrutinised the legislation was wrong to conclude that it would erode civil liberties. The departments today accused the joint committee on the draft mental health bill of missing the point about the proposed measures to widely extend compulsory treatment and detain people suffering from mental illnesses or personality disorders." See also Mental health committee 'misses the point' (ePolitix.com) and Rethink - Mental Health Bill concessions fail to meet concerns (Rethink press release at Politics.co.uk).