The progress of the proposed LCO on mental health services.

The proposed LCO relates to mental health legislation reform. It will enshrine in law specific patient rights including:

• a right to assessment and treatment in a therapeutic setting before compulsion becomes the only safe option, and;
• a right for patients to receive independent advocacy

Progress

Assembly

Westminster:

• 21/05/09 Secretary of State refers the proposed LCO to Parliament for scrutiny
• 02/06/09 Welsh Affairs Committee (WAC) call for evidence
• 26/06/09 WAC call for evidence closes
• 30/10/09 WAC report published
• 06/01/10 UK Government response to WAC report published
• 26/01/10 Draft Order approved by the House of Commons
• 01/02/10 Draft Order discussed by House of Lords in Grand Committee
• 03/02/10 Draft Order approved by the House of Lords
• Awaiting Royal approval

The proposed LCO can be viewed on the National Assembly for Wales website.