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Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 mentioned

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19 May 2025, 9:36 p.m. - House of Commons
"passing of the mental health units use of force act 2018, otherwise "
Jim Dickson MP (Dartford, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)
97 speeches (19,160 words)
Committee stage: 9th sitting
Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock) Currently, the use of restraint is governed by the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, which - Link to Speech
2: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) moving it on her behalf.The new clause seeks to recreate some of the duties from the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act - Link to Speech

Mental Health Bill [Lords]
147 speeches (40,481 words)
2nd reading2nd Reading
Monday 19th May 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Jim Dickson (Lab - Dartford) Despite the passing of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018—otherwise known as Seni’s law—which - Link to Speech



Parliamentary Research
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-25: progress of the bill - CBP-10317
Aug. 01 2025

Found: Care, Stephen Kinnock, said the clause would duplicate some of the duties from the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act



Bill Documents
Jun. 24 2025
Written evidence submitted by Dr Jacqueline Dyer MBE (MHB63)
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018. UK Parliament, 2018.

Jun. 19 2025
Written evidence submitted by Rethink Mental Illness: General submission on the Bill (MHB57a)
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: pertinent to the cohort of patients affected by the Mental Health Act: · the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act

Jun. 19 2025
Written evidence submitted by Rethink Mental Illness: Further submission on the Statutory Implementation of the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) (MHB57b)
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: In the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, there is also recent evidence that simply enacting

Jun. 10 2025
Written evidence submitted by Blooming Change (MHB15)
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Change: • Member’s accounts of restraint and seclusion have been included in the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act




Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Committee Publications

PDF - report

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Mental Health Bill


Found: ensure it aligns with evolving needs, and for the Welsh Government to extend the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act



Welsh Senedd Debates
2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 7th May 2025 - None


Welsh Senedd Speeches

No Department