The Mental Treatment Bill
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The Mental Treatment Bill was introduced into the House of Lords on November 19th, 1929, and was read a third time in that House and the first time in the House of Commons before the Christmas holidays. The Government may be congratulated on the promptitude with which it has directed its attention to this matter and still more on the broadminded attitude which it has adopted in translating the ideals set forth in the Report of the Royal Commission on Lunacy and Mental Disorder into a Bill. In both these respects there can be little doubt that Lord Russell, who was a member of the Royal Commission, by his place in the Government was able to give valuable guidance and stimulus in framing the measure and later the expert knowledge necessary to pilot it successfully through the House of Lords. For the Bill, though not a long one, is remarkable for the courage with which it has followed the principles enunciated by the Royal Commission and in doing so broken with some longstanding formulas which have hitherto fettered Parliament in its dealings with the problem of Mental Disorder and its Treatment. Indeed in some respects it has gone even further than the Royal Commission itself ventured to recommend, having regard to the traditional attitude of the legislature. During its passage through the House of Lords certain amendments were made which were in the direction of improving the measure and these comments refer to the Bill in the form in which it emerged from the House of Lords and was read a first time in the House of Commons. The topics dealt with by the Bill are:
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دوره 11 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016