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Clause 6 - Grounds for community treatment orders | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees I rise to speak to clause 6 and Government amendment 30.
Clause 6 - Grounds for community treatment orders | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Yes. As the Minister pointed out on the Committee’s first day, legislation sets the culture.
Clause 6 - Grounds for community treatment orders | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Spot on. The hon.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees Maybe it is my clunky naivety as someone stepping into the legal statutory framework, but I was hoping the Minister would guarantee he could
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees My hon. Friend is absolutely right.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees I bow to the hon. Member’s expertise on this; the problem is that all the evidence shows that the police are the first there.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees The hon. Lady makes an incredibly important point about the range of people who can and do respond in such cases.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees My hon. Friend makes an important and poignant point.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees My hon. Friend is right: we agree that this is not a place for the police unless there is an absolute sign of criminal intent.
Clause 5 - Grounds for detention | Mental Health Bill [Lords] | Public Bill Committees The hon. Lady points to the fact that the police are named, as they should be.