Mental Health Bill
Controversial new laws which will allow mentally ill people with severe or violent personality disorders to be held against their will even if they haven’t committed a crime are to be debated in the Commons later today. Ministers say the proposals will help to keep the public safe, but this has been attacked by the Tories, the Lib Dems and mental health experts, who argue the new bill will prevent sufferers from seeking help.
In an article over on the BBC Website, Shadow health minister Tim Loughton said “this will only add to the stigma of mental health. It will drive people underground and prevent people from getting the help that they need.”