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Postman
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As already explained, I haven't suggested it will be used in any way. It would be a new law.TBH it's a preposterous idea that the mental health act could possibly be used in any way to force the general population to do anything against their will.
The mental health act is specifically designed for those of mental instability full stop.
It's also not true that "if you are detained under the mental health act that you will be given any treatment deemed fit" as there are several levels and sub sections of being sectioned.
For example a section 2 residential order is just that where the decission of where the patient resides is decided and usually means being confined to a hospital or mental health secure unit usually for their own safety but the patient is free to make any decision on wether they accept any medication or not.
The authors of the report mention the mental health act as an example of lawfully giving medical treatments without consent.
It's all in the paper from the parliamentary committee posted in the op.