United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33846
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Social Services
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11 July 2022
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14 July 2022 · Answer
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14 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of community-based social care support available to people who have completed treatment following detention under the Mental Health Act 1983.
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11 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of community-based social care support available to people who have completed treatment following detention under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Source: Commons
14 July 2022
Answer
No recent assessment has been made. Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 provides patients with a statutory right to aftercare following discharge from detention. This aims to support patients in the community with as few restrictions as necessary, w...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-11/33846
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1487916
- uk · wq-1487916 · source updated 14 July 2022