TY  - BOOK
ED  - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
TI  - The Maze : : a practical guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007) : incorporates the very significant changes in the Mental Health Act to police powers contained in the 2017 Policing and Crime Act
SN  - 9780956442543
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Beckenham : 
PB  - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, 
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Compulsory detention
KW  - Mental disorders
N2  - This is the 5th edition of the completely revised guide to the 1983 Mental Health Act.  The guide is very popular with professional staff working at all levels and presents a complex and confusing subject in a user-friendly and accessible way.  This latest edition has been updated to include the very significant changes in the mental Health Act to police powers in the 2017 Policing and Crime Act. This publication brings together material from the 1983 legislation and the very significant changes contained in the 2007 amendments.  It explains the main sections of the Mental Health Act, the legal and operational procedures which need to be adhered to by professional staff. It addresses the safeguards within the legislation protecting the civil liberties of detained service users and will be of value to solicitors, advocates, mental health practitioners, MHA administrators and people studying mental health law
ER  -