Reforming the Mental Health Act: Independent review to draft bill
A timeline of reforming the Mental Health Act up to the draft Mental Health Bill, including the independent review, white paper, and pre-legislative scrutiny.

A general debate on tackling Islamophobia has been scheduled for Thursday 7 December in the House of Commons Chamber.
Tackling Islamophobia (295 KB , PDF)
A general debate on tackling Islamophobia has been scheduled for Thursday 7 December in the House of Commons Chamber.
This debate pack contains information on definitions of Islamophobia, statutory provisions relevant to Islamophobia, statistics on Islamophobia in the UK, and information about the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict and its effect upon the number of anti-Muslim incidents in the UK.
Tackling Islamophobia (295 KB , PDF)
A timeline of reforming the Mental Health Act up to the draft Mental Health Bill, including the independent review, white paper, and pre-legislative scrutiny.
An e-petition on transgender people self-identifying their legal gender (e-petition 701159) is being debated in Westminster Hall on 19 May 2025. The debate will be opened by Dr Roz Savage MP.
The Supreme Court has ruled that references to “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refer to biological sex (a person’s sex at birth).