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Provision of mental health services The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010 (formerly known as the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.6) Order 2008 (Relating to Provision of Mental Health Services) Proposed by Jonathan Morgan AM. The Order confers further legislative competence on the National Assembly for Wales, in the field of Health and Health services (field 9, Part 1, Schedule 5 to the 2006 Act). The Order enables the National Assembly for Wales to pass Assembly Measures providing mentally disordered persons with a right to assessment by the health service in Wales, duties on the health service to provide treatment, and a right to independent mental health advocacy. The Order became the first to be introduced by an individual backbench Assembly Member to receive Royal approval. Assembly: 03/10/07 Selected in ballot 17/10/07 Assembly grants leave to introduce proposed LCO 18/02/08 Proposed LCO laid 26/02/08 Committee established 13/03/08 Consultation opened 25/04/08 Consultation closed 20/06/08 Committee report laid 02/12/09 Draft LCO laid 09/12/09 Draft LCO approved in Plenary Westminster: 21/05/09 Secretary of State refers the proposed LCO to Parliament for scrutiny 02/06/09 Welsh Affairs Committee (WAC) call for evidence 26/06/09 WAC call for evidence closes 30/10/09 WAC report published 06/01/10 UK Government response to WAC report published 26/01/10 Draft Order approved by the House of Commons 01/02/10 Draft Order discussed by House of Lords in Grand Committee 03/02/10 Draft Order approved by the House of Lords 10/02/10 Royal approval. Order made: The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010

National Assembly for Wales, Archive of LCOs and Measures