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For those reasons—it is why we tabled Amendment 66 —we want to see a statutory review make use of further, more rigorous and more reliable randomised controlled trials, as well as qualitative and user-led studies, to build a more holistic and accurate picture of the functioning of CTOs, as was recommended by the Wessely review. That is not to say that the review did not do an excellent job in examining their use, but since the scope of the review was significantly wider, looking at the functioning of the Mental Health Act as a whole, we may be able to gain a better insight into the effectiveness of CTOs than is currently available.