Legal information news

Mind’s legal publications - status summary following recent changes in law

The amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 made by the Mental Health Act 2007 came into force on 3 November 2008.

Mind’s Legal Team has been working hard to update Mind’s range of legal resources but there is still quite a bit to do to bring everything up to date.

A summary of the status of each resource follows for your reference, and we will keep you informed via this web page and the Publications e-bulletin (email publications@mind.org.uk if you’d like to receive it).

Updated and available:

Legal rights and mental health: the Mind manual
The Mind manual has been fully updated to reflect new legislation, including the amendments made to the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Mental Heath Act 2007.
Purchase it in our online shop.

The Mental Health Act 1983: an outline guide
Purchase hard copies in our online shop. 

Rights guide 5: mental health and the courts
Purchase hard copies in our online shop.

Rights guide 6: community care and aftercare
Purchase hard copies in our online shop.

Estimated publishing dates for outstanding Mind Rights guides

Rights guide 1: civil admission to hospital - early January
Rights guide 2: mental health and the police - mid December
Rights guide 3: consent to medical treatment - early January
Rights guide 4: discharge from hospital - early December

Title change

Rights guide 7
This used to cover Managing your finances, but this has been replaced by the booklet Money and mental health: managing your personal finances

We hope to replace it with a brand new Rights Guide 7 which will cover supervised community treatment, and will keep you posted regarding progess with this.

Going out of print: legal posters

The two legal posters Consent to treatment and Mental Health Review Tribunals are now out of date and should no longer be used.

We regret that as demand for them has been limited we will not be producing new editions.

Additional legal information resources

Legal briefings
You will find a number of useful legal briefings on Mind’s website.

Mindinfoline
If you have any questions about legal issues relating to mental health you can call Mindinfoline on 0845 766 0163 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or email info@mind.org.uk