Mental Health Act

View the following Easy Read sections of the Mental Health Act here

Community order
Section 2 - Being detained
Section 3 - Admission to hospital for treatment
Section 4 - Admission to hospital for assessment in an emergency
Section 5 - Holding powers
Section 17 - Leave
Section 117 - Support when leaving hospital
Section 35 - Admission to hospital through the courts for report
Section 36 - Section 35 - Admission to hospital through the courts for treatment
Section 37 - Court decisions
Section 37-41 - Courts and Home Secretary decisions
Section 47 - Moving from prison to hospital
Section 48 - Becoming unwell whilst in prison