My Lords, I start by saying how grateful I am to noble Lords for their amendments and for the contributions they have made today. I express my thanks at the beginning of this first day of Report for the generosity of time and expertise of noble Lords from across the...

My Lords, I start by saying how grateful I am to noble Lords for their amendments and for the contributions they have made today. I express my thanks at the beginning of this first day of Report for the generosity of time and expertise of noble Lords from across the...

I have heard from noble Lords that they are concerned with having transparency, holding the Government to account and being updated on the situation. I absolutely agree with all those points, which is why I am pleased to make that commitment. Parliament has a number of routes available to it...

I have heard from noble Lords that they are concerned with having transparency, holding the Government to account and being updated on the situation. I absolutely agree with all those points, which is why I am pleased to make that commitment. Parliament has a number of routes available to it...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions in this important area, and I thank the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for Amendment 2.

On that point, I can say that a copy of the report made following a care and treatment review must be sent to those...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions in this important area, and I thank the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for Amendment 2.

On that point, I can say that a copy of the report made following a care and treatment review must be sent to those...

I note what the noble Baroness has said. We have discussed these issues a number of times in the Chamber and outside. On her second point, the situation is as I have outlined, and I do not feel I should go further today. These are the points I wish to...

I note what the noble Baroness has said. We have discussed these issues a number of times in the Chamber and outside. On her second point, the situation is as I have outlined, and I do not feel I should go further today. These are the points I wish to...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness, not least because she has also given me a bit of time to add to my earlier answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, about the meeting with the lead of the AMHP Leads Network last November. That meeting took place after the...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness, not least because she has also given me a bit of time to add to my earlier answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, about the meeting with the lead of the AMHP Leads Network last November. That meeting took place after the...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, for tabling these amendments. They seek to amend Section 2 of the Mental Health Act, which relates to admission for assessment, and Section 3, which relates to admission for treatment, as well as Section 5(4), which relates to detention for six hours pending...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, for tabling these amendments. They seek to amend Section 2 of the Mental Health Act, which relates to admission for assessment, and Section 3, which relates to admission for treatment, as well as Section 5(4), which relates to detention for six hours pending...

It is indeed. The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, was very specific about bringing an amendment forward at Third Reading, and it was to that that I explained it was not possible to commit. I thank my noble friend for allowing me to reiterate that.

It is indeed. The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, was very specific about bringing an amendment forward at Third Reading, and it was to that that I explained it was not possible to commit. I thank my noble friend for allowing me to reiterate that.

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for tabling and speaking to Amendment 11, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. At the outset, I can say that it is already the case that community treatment orders can be renewed only under specific conditions, which aligns with the intent and...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for tabling and speaking to Amendment 11, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. At the outset, I can say that it is already the case that community treatment orders can be renewed only under specific conditions, which aligns with the intent and...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I will take each amendment in turn.

The points on trauma were made extremely well and sensitively. Amendments 12 and 13 recognise the impact that childhood trauma can have on psychological well-being. This is indeed so. However, it does not apply to...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I will take each amendment in turn.

The points on trauma were made extremely well and sensitively. Amendments 12 and 13 recognise the impact that childhood trauma can have on psychological well-being. This is indeed so. However, it does not apply to...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for her Amendments 24, 28 and 35. They would mean that the mental health tribunal, rather than the county court, handled the termination of appointment of the nominated person. The county court already has a role in displacing the nearest relative....

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for her Amendments 24, 28 and 35. They would mean that the mental health tribunal, rather than the county court, handled the termination of appointment of the nominated person. The county court already has a role in displacing the nearest relative....

The noble Lord, Lord Meston, does indeed know what is going on—I agree. I cannot answer the noble and learned Baroness’s question directly, but I would be pleased to look into that point in order to do so. Maybe the noble Lord could help me.

The noble Lord, Lord Meston, does indeed know what is going on—I agree. I cannot answer the noble and learned Baroness’s question directly, but I would be pleased to look into that point in order to do so. Maybe the noble Lord could help me.

I am most grateful to the noble Lord.

I am most grateful to the noble Lord.

Moved by

Baroness Merron

26: Schedule 2, page 74, line 27, leave out from “writing” to end of line 19 on page 75 and insert “signed by the patient in the presence of a health or care professional or independent mental health advocate (“the witness”),

(c) the nominated person has signed a statement...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

26: Schedule 2, page 74, line 27, leave out from “writing” to end of line 19 on page 75 and insert “signed by the patient in the presence of a health or care professional or independent mental health advocate (“the witness”),

(c) the nominated person has signed a statement...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

29: Schedule 2, page 77, line 27, leave out “16” and insert “18”

Member’s explanatory statement

This and my amendments to paragraph 10 of new Schedule 1A ensure that where a nominated person is appointed for a patient who is aged 16 or 17 and for whom a local authority...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

29: Schedule 2, page 77, line 27, leave out “16” and insert “18”

Member’s explanatory statement

This and my amendments to paragraph 10 of new Schedule 1A ensure that where a nominated person is appointed for a patient who is aged 16 or 17 and for whom a local authority...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

33: Schedule 2, page 78, line 23, at end insert—

“10A “(1) This paragraph applies where an approved mental health professional is deciding who to appoint as a nominated person for a relevant patient who is aged under 16.

(2) If a local authority has parental responsibility for the relevant...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

33: Schedule 2, page 78, line 23, at end insert—

“10A “(1) This paragraph applies where an approved mental health professional is deciding who to appoint as a nominated person for a relevant patient who is aged under 16.

(2) If a local authority has parental responsibility for the relevant...

Moved by

Baroness Merron

36: Clause 30, page 42, line 1, leave out “50” and insert “36”

Member’s explanatory statement

This is consequential on my amendment to leave out clause 50.

Moved by

Baroness Merron

36: Clause 30, page 42, line 1, leave out “50” and insert “36”

Member’s explanatory statement

This is consequential on my amendment to leave out clause 50.

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 7 agreed to on division (223 to 157). Amendments 8 to 10 agreed to. Amendment 11 agreed to on division (272 to 157). Amendments 16 to 22, 26 and 29 to 32 agreed to. Amendment 34 (to amendment 33) agreed to on division (218 to 143). Amendment 33, as amended, agreed to. Amendment 36 agreed to. Amendment 37 agreed to on division (209 to 143). (Part 1 of 2).

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 7 agreed to on division (223 to 157). Amendments 8 to 10 agreed to. Amendment 11 agreed to on division (272 to 157). Amendments 16 to 22, 26 and 29 to 32 agreed to. Amendment 34 (to amendment 33) agreed to on division (218...

It might be helpful for your Lordships’ House to know that to fulfil what the noble Lord says, there would be a need for collective agreement to offer a commitment to bring forward an amendment at Third Reading, which I do not have. I emphasise the point made by my...

It might be helpful for your Lordships’ House to know that to fulfil what the noble Lord says, there would be a need for collective agreement to offer a commitment to bring forward an amendment at Third Reading, which I do not have. I emphasise the point made by my...