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Mental Health Act Code of Practice

Consent of 16- and 17-year-olds to admission and treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrew Parkin
Andrew Parkin*
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Greenwood Institute of Child Health, Westcotes House, Westcotes Drive, Leicester LE3 0QU
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The revised Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales) was published on 1 March 1999 (Department of Health & Welsh Office, 1999), and came into force on 1 April 1999. This code of practice replaces the previous one (Department of Health & Welsh Office, 1993) in providing guidance to professionals undertaking duties under the Mental Health Act 1983. The Mental Health Act uses the term ‘patient’ irrespective of age. However, Section 10 (2) of the Act sets out the right of 16– and 17–year-old people to determine their own admission. Section 10 states:

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 10: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , October 1999 , pp. 587 - 589
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