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Mental Health Act powers to be dropped from the Coronavirus Act
30/09/2020
Matt Hancock today announced that a Schedule of the Coronavirus Act would be removed. This temporarily amended the Mental Health Act in making changes to the number of healthcare professionals required to assess individuals and the timeframes that they were subject to.
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Rethink Mental Illness responds to plans for a new National Institute for Health Protection
19/08/2020
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Statement on DWP sanctions and work-conditionality
30/06/2020
Our statement on the DWP announcement that work conditionality will be returning from 1st July 2020.
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Joint statement on work-related conditionality and sanctions
26/06/2020
With the UK facing the risk of the biggest increase in unemployment in a generation, we are calling for a further 6 month suspension of work related conditionality and sanctions.
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Prime Minister urged to create new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England
26/06/2020
Prime Minister urged by major coalition of charities to create a new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England to support the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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