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Mental Health Bill [HL]

My Lords, I shall speak to my amendments in this group. I also have put down some consequential amendments of a technical nature. They are a direct consequence of an amendment moved on Report, to which the House agreed, to remove what was Clause 30. Clause 30 repealed the provisions in Sections 25A to 25J of the 1983 Act concerning aftercare under supervision. The effect of removing what was Clause 30 is to continue the existence of aftercare supervision. That has a number of consequences elsewhere in the Bill, most notably at Clause 52, which concerns commencement generally; Clause 53, which concerns the commencement of what was Clause 30; and part 5 of Schedule 10, which lists the repeals to be made because of the introduction of supervised community treatment. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that the provisions of the Bill are technically compatible with the removal of Clause 30. That means that when the Bill leaves this House for the other place, it properly reflects your Lordships’ intentions. On Question, amendment agreed to.