AMHP Legal Update 16 September 2025

Aims

The main aim is to give AMHPs an opportunity to update their legal knowledge and skills regarding work under the Mental Health Act 1983. This update has a focus on recent policy issues as well as case law developments.  At the end of the course AMHPs should have a better understanding of:

• Devon Partnership case (2021) and related Derbyshire case (2023);

• Judicial precedence;

• AM v SLAM (2013)

• GJ v The Foundation Trust (2009);