Mental Health Act 2007
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The Mental Health Act 2007 is UK legislation that reformed mental health law by updating definitions, detention criteria, and professional roles in the assessment and treatment of people with mental disorders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mental Health Act 2007 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8001259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mental Health Act 2007 Context triple: [Mental Capacity Act 2005, relatedLegislation, Mental Health Act 2007]
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A.
Mental Health Act 1983
The Mental Health Act 1983 is a key piece of UK legislation that governs the assessment, treatment, and rights of people with mental disorders, including the circumstances under which they can be detained and treated without their consent.
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B.
Mental Health Act 1959
The Mental Health Act 1959 was a landmark UK law that modernized mental health care by shifting from custodial asylum-based treatment toward community care and greater legal safeguards for people with mental disorders.
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C.
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out how decisions should be made on behalf of adults who lack the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, providing safeguards and principles to protect their rights and interests.
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D.
Health Act 2009
The Health Act 2009 is a UK law that introduced a range of reforms to the National Health Service, including measures to improve quality of care, patient choice, and accountability.
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E.
Health and Social Care Act 2008
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is a key UK law that reformed the regulation of health and social care services, including establishing the framework for independent oversight and quality standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mental Health Act 2007 Target entity description: The Mental Health Act 2007 is UK legislation that reformed mental health law by updating definitions, detention criteria, and professional roles in the assessment and treatment of people with mental disorders.
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A.
Mental Health Act 1983
The Mental Health Act 1983 is a key piece of UK legislation that governs the assessment, treatment, and rights of people with mental disorders, including the circumstances under which they can be detained and treated without their consent.
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B.
Mental Health Act 1959
The Mental Health Act 1959 was a landmark UK law that modernized mental health care by shifting from custodial asylum-based treatment toward community care and greater legal safeguards for people with mental disorders.
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C.
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out how decisions should be made on behalf of adults who lack the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, providing safeguards and principles to protect their rights and interests.
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D.
Health Act 2009
The Health Act 2009 is a UK law that introduced a range of reforms to the National Health Service, including measures to improve quality of care, patient choice, and accountability.
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E.
Health and Social Care Act 2008
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is a key UK law that reformed the regulation of health and social care services, including establishing the framework for independent oversight and quality standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mental Health Act 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | people with mental disorders ⓘ |
| citation | 2007 c. 12 ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on community-based treatment
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provisions on detention for assessment ⓘ provisions on detention for treatment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
compulsory admission procedures
ⓘ
patient rights and safeguards ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
age-appropriate services for children and adolescents
ⓘ
electroconvulsive therapy safeguards ⓘ nearest relative procedures ⓘ safeguards for detained patients ⓘ treatment of patients lacking capacity ⓘ |
| introduces |
Approved Mental Health Professional role
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Community Treatment Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ Supervised Community Treatment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
health professionals
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hospital managers ⓘ mental health patients ⓘ |
| legislativeArea | mental health law ⓘ |
| legislativeType | public general act ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004; and for connected purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modifies | Mental Health Review Tribunal arrangements ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
health law
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human rights ⓘ social care ⓘ |
| purpose | to reform the legal framework for the treatment and detention of people with mental disorders ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mental Capacity Act 2005
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mental Health Act 1959 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mental Health Act 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Approved Social Worker role ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2007-07-19 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Mental Health Act 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| updates |
criteria for compulsory detention
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definitions of mental disorder ⓘ professional roles in mental health assessment and treatment ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2007 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mental Health Act 2007 Description of subject: The Mental Health Act 2007 is UK legislation that reformed mental health law by updating definitions, detention criteria, and professional roles in the assessment and treatment of people with mental disorders.
Referenced by (3)
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