Every year, the Citizens Information Board prepares a number of submissions on different areas of social and public policy. Most of these are in response to invitations by government departments and working groups undertaking a review of an old or a proposed new policy. These recommendations are available for the following years.
Submissions 2010
Submission: Citizens Information Board Submission on Code of Practice on the Mental Health Act 2001
Publication Date: June 2010
In response to the development of a Code of Practice on the Mental Health Act 2001 by the Mental Health Commission, the Citizens Information Board identified two aspects of provision that need to be enshrined in the Code – information and advocacy. Information should be comprehensive and transparent and delivered in a manner that promotes autonomy, while being sensitive to the need to protect privacy. In terms of advocacy, guidance should be provided on how people with mental health difficulties can access independent advocacy. The particular needs of people transferring out of hospital into community and young people transferring from children's services to adult services were identified in the submission
