Member

63A: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause— “Duty to implement preventative policies for mental disorders(1) The bodies listed in subsection (3) must implement policies which take a preventative approach to the management of mental disorders which are likely to lead to detainment under the Mental Health Act 1983.(2) The policies must be adapted to the needs of the local community that those bodies serve.(3) The bodies in subsection (1) are integrated care boards, local health boards and local authorities.”Member's explanatory statement This amendment seeks to ensure that ICBs, LHBs and local authorities take a preventative approach to the management of mental disorders which lead to detainment and adapt their approaches to the needs of their local area.