Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95810
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of advocacy voice and weight given to representations made by family members of patients over 18 years old who are detained or likely to be detained un
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedWhile no such specific assessment has been made, we recognise the value of representations made by family members of adult patients who are detained or likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act. That is why the Mental Health Bill, which is in its ...
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