Mental Health Act 1983 - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:00 pm on 21 November 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Berridge Baroness Berridge Conservative 3:00, 21 November 2023

My Lords, the committee heard about disproportionality, particularly with community treatment orders, which are about 11 times more likely to be imposed on someone from an ethnic-minority background. Can my noble friend the Minister look at that, and maybe meet with colleagues in other departments to see whether there is a legislative opportunity to sort that out by putting that provision into a different piece of legislation?