§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 14 October (WA 99), whether they consider the mental health tribunal rules (Northern Ireland) 1986 to be compatible with the obligations imposed upon the United Kingdom by the European Convention on Human Rights, in view of the decision of the English Court of Appeal last year that the equivalent English rules are incompatible; and, if so, what is their reasoning. [HL4944]
§ Baroness AmosThe English Court of Appeal did not find that the English mental health tribunal rules, which are purely procedural, were incompatible with the obligations imposed upon the United Kingdom by the European Convention on Human Rights, but it did find that the English Mental Health Act 1983 was so incompatible.
236WAThe review of mental health legislation referred to in my Written Answer on 14 October (WA 99) continues to consider whether the maintenance and exercise of the equivalent Northern Ireland provisions are compatible with human rights obligations.