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Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill

When one looks at the drafting of clause 1 (6), references to the use of force are to

“the use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint”.

Force is being limited there to restraint, except that there is also,

“the isolation of a patient.”

Is it not the case that the drafting is really confusing? It suggests that the only difference between force and restraint is the addition of the isolation of a patient in the definition of use of force.

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Reference

642 c1210 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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