The purpose of the Mental Health Legislation Committee is to act on behalf of the Board to provide assurance that those functions of the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended and Mental Capacity Act, 2005, as amended which have been delegated to officers and staff are being carried out correctly.

Governance, leadership, quality and safety matters relating to Mental Health fall within the remit of the Quality, Safety and Experience Committee. 

The full role of the Committee is detailed in the Terms of Reference (approved September 2026) 

Committee Chair: Vacant
Committee Independent Members:

Rhian Watcyn Jones 

Dyfed Jones

Lead Executive: Teresa Owen, Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals & Health Science
 

The Committee Secretariat is provided by Harriet Abbott, Corporate Governance Officer who can be contacted via BCU.CorporateGovernance@wales.nhs.uk

Please could anyone wishing to attend as an observer email BCU.CorporateGovernance@wales.nhs.uk

The agenda and papers for each meeting will be published 7 calendar days before the meeting takes place via the links below:

Committee Meetings 2026

12 November 2026, Mental Health Legislation Committee held at Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG

6 August 2026, Mental Health Legislation Committee held at Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG

14 May 2026, Mental Health Legislation Committee held at Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG

5 February 2026, Mental Health Legislation Committee held at Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG

 

Agenda and Papers 2025

 
MHLD Agenda 13.11.25 Approved minutes
MHLD Agenda 07.08.25 Approved minutes
MHLC Agenda 08.05.25 Approved minutes
MHLC Agenda 06.02.25 Approved minutes
2024 - Renamed Mental Health Legislation Committee from January 2024  
MHLC Agenda 07.11.24 Approved minutes
MHLC Agenda 01.08.24 Approved minutes
MHLC Agenda 02.05.24 Approved minutes

MHLC Agenda 11.1.24 

Approved minutes
2023  
10.02.23 Approved minutes
2022  
04.11.22 Approved minutes
29.7.22 Approved minutes
29.4.22 Agenda v2.0 Approved minutes
2021  

17.12.21 Agenda

Approved minutes 
24.9.21 Agenda  Approved minutes