Mental Health Act 2025 to put patients ‘back in control’

The landmark Mental Health Bill has received Royal Assent, meaning it is now law, and will finally modernise outdated mental health legislation. The government says the new Mental Health Act 2025 will ensure that patients with severe mental illness will be better protected and receive better care and support. The Mental Health Act 1983...

Reforming Mental Health Act a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’

A leading mental health charity has called the new government’s pledge to reform the Mental Health Act a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.” Responding to the King’s Speech, national charity Mind said that plans announced within it to modernise the Mental Health Act 1983 were “a welcome first step in tackling the nation’s mental health crisis.” The...