The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2012

Made: 15 September 2012

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52(2) and 55(3) of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010[^f00001].

Title and interpretation

1

• (1) The title of this Order is the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2012.

• (2) In this Order “the Measure” (“y Mesur”) means the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

Provisions of the Measure coming into force on 1 October 2012

2

The following provisions of the Measure come into force on 1 October 2012—

• (a) Section 3 (duty to provide local primary mental health support services);

• (b) Section 6 (duties to carry out primary mental health assessments: referrals for registered patients in primary care);

• (c) Section 7 (duties to carry out primary mental health assessments: other primary care referrals);

• (d) Section 8 (duties to carry out primary mental health assessments: secondary mental health care referrals);

• (e) Section 9 (conduct of primary mental health assessments);

• (f) Section 10 (action following a primary mental health assessment);

• (g) Section 17 (duty to coordinate provision of mental health services) in so far as it is not already in force;

• (h) Section 18 (functions of the care coordinator) in so far as it is not already in force;

• (i) Section 41 (cooperative and joint working between Local Health Boards and local authorities) in so far as it is not already in force;

• (j) Section 42 (information sharing) in so far as it is not already in force;

• (k) Section 43 (amendment of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970) in so far as it is not already in force;

• (l) Section 47 (regulations as to the individuals who may carry out primary mental health assessments and act as care coordinators) in so far as it is not already in force; and

• (m) Section 48 (duty to review the Measure).

Signed

Lesley Griffiths — Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 15 September 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under sections 52(2) and 55(3) of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (“the Measure”). Article 2 lists the provisions which are to come into force on 1 October 2012.

This Order commences the remainder of Part 1 of the Measure which requires the Local Health Boards and the local authority for a local authority area (“local mental health partners”) to provide local primary mental health support services in accordance with a scheme agreed between the local mental health partners for that area or determined by the Welsh Ministers. Part 1 of the Measure also requires a primary mental health assessment of individuals to be undertaken in certain circumstances.

This Order also commences the remaining provisions of the Measure.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2010 nawm 7