Allow family to section a relative under the mental health Act.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

More people are taking to ending their own life due to failure of the mental health team, "a phone call" that's all people are offered that need the help, and as a relative to someone suffering mental health you know family better than a doctor does. This would be a great opportunity to save lifes.

I propose the law to allow a family members to legally have a relative sectioned under the mental health act.
I propose a minimum of 4 members to agree that the person needs detaining under the mental health act effectively immediately, this will allow the patient to be assessed by professionals and provide a safe environment and care toward that patient.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because it is already possible for someone's nearest relative to request that they be detained under the Mental Health Act.

You can find out more about the definition of "nearest relative" and the rights of a nearest relative here:

https://assets.nhs.uk/prod/documents/MH-CoP-Nearest-relative.pdf

You can find out who makes the decision here:

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-act/

Timeline

27 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Jun 2019

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