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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 January 2025
Debate
Mental Health Bill [HL]Contribution
Finally, Amendments 39 and 41, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, seek to ensure that people are detained under Section 3 only for treatment of a psychiatric disorder, not unmet needs relating to autism and/or a learning disability, and that the statement required to support an application for detention should include a statement that detention is necessary for treatment for a psychiatric disorder alone.
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