Reforming the Mental Health Act
This paper covers reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983, including the Independent Review, white paper, draft Mental Health Bill and pre-legislative scrutiny.

This briefing looks at how access to early medical abortion has changed during the pandemic.
Early medical abortion at home during and after the pandemic (176 KB , PDF)
Temporary measures were introduced in England, Scotland and Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic to allow both tablets for early medical abortion to be taken at home, providing certain conditions were met.
This short briefing examines recent decisions made by the UK and Welsh Governments, and by the UK Parliament, on whether to make the temporary arrangements permanent. It does not comment on the ethics of abortion.
In England and Wales, the temporary measures on early medical abortion have been made permanent. The Scottish Government is due to decide on the matter once an evaluation on the effectiveness and safety of the temporary measures is complete. In the interim, the temporary measures remain in place in Scotland.
Early medical abortion at home during and after the pandemic (176 KB , PDF)
This paper covers reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983, including the Independent Review, white paper, draft Mental Health Bill and pre-legislative scrutiny.
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 2.30pm on Tuesday 31 January on NHS hysteroscopy treatment. The debate will be opened by Lyn Brown MP.
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Monday 6 February on e-petitions 589677 and 597840 relating to assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee.