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New! 08.05.08: New Code of Practice
The revised Code of Practice has been published. The correct version is now on the DH website.
New! 08.05.08: New commencement orders, regulations, and other secondary legislation
The Department of Health has published the latest additions to the Mental Health Act 2007.
25.04.08: Guidance on transfers between places of safety
The Department of Health has published guidance on transfers between places of safety.
Section 44 of the 2007 Act amends the 1983 Act to allow a person to be taken from one place of safety to one or more other places of safety during the 72 hour maximum overall period during which they may be detained under either of these two sections. Section 44 of the 2007 Act comes into force on 30 April 2008.