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The Bournewood safeguards: protecting the human rights of people with mental disorders - easy-read version

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    24 November 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Public
  • Alternative title:
    The Bournewood safeguards: easy-read summary
  • Product number:
    274122
  • Gateway reference:
    7441
  • Pages:
    30
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This booklet is about changes the Government wants to make to the law which looks after people who have a serious mental disorder and cannot say what they want to happen to them.

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