With the 2007 Mental Health Act, the Government updated the 1983 Act to bring it into line with the way that mental health services are, and should be, delivered. This Code of Practice provides guidance and advice to registered medical practitioners, approved clinicians, managers and staff of hospitals, and approved mental health professionals on how they should proceed when undertaking duties under the Act. It also gives general guidance to doctors and other professionals about certain aspects of medical treatment for mental disorders.