Law Society urges end to enforced medical treatment of vulnerable people

Treatment without consent for up to six months of people sectioned under Mental Health Act may breach human rights

Vulnerable people sectioned under the Mental Health Act are being subjected to medical treatment without consent and are not protected by effective legal safeguards, the Law Society has warned.

In evidence to an independent review published on Monday, the organisation, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, says initial powers to hold patients for up to six months may breach their human rights.

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