Submitted on Wednesday 30th January 2019
Rejected on Thursday 14th February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ensure the Mental Health Act takes account of autism
The current Mental Health Act makes no allowances for autism and the presentation by people with ASC. This means that a large number of people do not receive vital treatment as they don’t tick the right boxes. It needs amending to ensure treatment is available to all.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about autism, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You can find out more about policies and services for people with autism here:
researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7172
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