Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95810

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named Day

Question

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 Ahmed
While 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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