Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 Alert Sample


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Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 mentioned

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



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
Aug. 01 2025
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-25: progress of the bill
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Briefing papers

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

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



Arms Length Bodies Publications
Sep. 25 2025
NHS England
Source Page: Identifying restrictive practice
Document: Identifying restrictive practice: Resource to support the reduction of restrictive practice within inpatient mental health services (webpage)
Guidance

Found: The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 applies in mental health units in England.