6: Of powers and safeguards
We generally think of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) as a coercive ‘compulsory power’ to detain and involuntarily treat mental health patients. In contrast, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) is often described as ‘empowering’, and its provisions for authorising detention are viewed as ‘safeguards...
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2026
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