Law Lords overturn illegal detention ruling

By *Mark Gould1998-07-02T00:00:00

Managers and patient groups have welcomed a Law Lords ruling which will mean thousands of people detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act can be treated as voluntary patients again.

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