The New Mental Health Bill received Royal Assent on 17 December 2025, which means it is officially Law. This Law will make significant changes to the Mental Health Act, but these changes could still ...

Peers were urged to make more progress on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during the final debate of the year on the legislation.

A review to address the ‘shameful backlog’ of mental capacity assessments could reduce GP involvement in the process, according to the Government. The consultation into replacing the Deprivation of ...

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