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New charter for mentally ill

01 January 1991

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New charter for mentally ill
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D8104391
Mentally handicapped

Report that, following six years of campaigning by pressure
groups and the threat of European Court of Human Rights action,
the DHSS and the Home Office are drafting a new charter for the
mentally ill which will curb the powers of doctors, the police
and the Home Office itself.

Guardian 1981/09/07 p1


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