Book contents
- Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Copyright page
- About the Cover Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword by the Rt Hon Lord Bradley
- Terminology Used in the Book
- Section 1 An Overview: Definitions, Epidemiology and Policy Issues
- Section 2 Assessment and Therapeutic Approach
- Section 3 Criminal Justice Pathways and Legal Issues
- Chapter 16 Criminal Justice Pathways and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 17 The Mental Health Act and Other Relevant Legislation in Relation to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the UK
- Chapter 18 Fitness to Plead and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 19 Fitness to Plead Procedures in Relation to Mental Health and Capacity Legislation
- Chapter 20 Forensic Services for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An English Perspective
- Chapter 21 Offenders with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Four Nordic Countries
- Chapter 22 Forensic Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Perspective from Ontario, Canada on Pathways and Services
- Chapter 23 Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An Australasian Perspective
- Chapter 24 Concluding Comments
- Index
- References
Chapter 17 - The Mental Health Act and Other Relevant Legislation in Relation to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the UK
from Section 3 - Criminal Justice Pathways and Legal Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 May 2023
Book contents
- Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Copyright page
- About the Cover Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword by the Rt Hon Lord Bradley
- Terminology Used in the Book
- Section 1 An Overview: Definitions, Epidemiology and Policy Issues
- Section 2 Assessment and Therapeutic Approach
- Section 3 Criminal Justice Pathways and Legal Issues
- Chapter 16 Criminal Justice Pathways and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 17 The Mental Health Act and Other Relevant Legislation in Relation to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the UK
- Chapter 18 Fitness to Plead and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 19 Fitness to Plead Procedures in Relation to Mental Health and Capacity Legislation
- Chapter 20 Forensic Services for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An English Perspective
- Chapter 21 Offenders with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Four Nordic Countries
- Chapter 22 Forensic Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Perspective from Ontario, Canada on Pathways and Services
- Chapter 23 Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An Australasian Perspective
- Chapter 24 Concluding Comments
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter we summarise the key aspects of the mental health legislation (mainly the Mental Health Acts) applicable to people with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder as they apply to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as proposed new legislation or existing legislation not yet implemented.
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- Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental DisordersA Clinician's Guide, pp. 202 - 216Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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