Mental Health: Law drafting instructions to be submitted for new law

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A decision made 21 January 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2015-0002
Decision Summary Title :	Mental Health Law		Date of Decision Summary:	13/01/15
Decision Summary Author:	Director – Older Adult Services		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Ian Dyer
Written Report Title :			Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:			Written Report : Public or Exempt?
Subject: Mental Health Law
Decision(s): Officials to submit the law drafting instructions with respect to the preparation of a new mental health law to the Law Draftsman.
Reason(s) for decision: The Minister for Health and Social Services having: read the instructions in draft; regard to the outcome of expert dialogue and consultation; regard to earlier discussions with, among others, the Chief Minister; and the importance of putting in place a modern and appropriate legal regime for the provision of mental health services to islanders at the earliest possible opportunity, agreed that the instructions to draft a new mental health law, discussed at a meeting with his officials and the Law Officers’ Department on the 13th January, should be submitted to the Law Draftsman.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Send instructions to the Law Draftsman. Request that the necessary law drafting be carried out on the basis of a brief to be provided by the Department.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):