United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33014
Mental Health Act 1983
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8 July 2022
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13 July 2022 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason self-neglect leading to starvation is not classified as risk to self under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
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8 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason self-neglect leading to starvation is not classified as risk to self under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
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13 July 2022
Answer
The Mental Health Act 1983 does not define specific mental illnesses or describe specific risks. However, section 136 of the Act provides a power for a police constable to take a person who appears to have ‘a mental disorder’ and is ‘in immediate need of ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-08/33014
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1487583
- uk · wq-1487583 · source updated 13 July 2022