The Zone of Parental Control: a Reasonable Idea or an Unusable Concept?

Mackenzie, Robin (2013) The Zone of Parental Control: a Reasonable Idea or an Unusable Concept? Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18 (1). pp. 38-44. ISSN 1359-5474. (doi:10.1108/13595471311296003) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33697)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13595471311296003

Abstract

Purpose – The Zone of Parental Control (ZPC) is a concept that has been introduced in the Code of Practice for the revised Mental Health Act 1983, but guidance on its scope remains scanty. The purpose of this paper is to bring together recent rulings from case law and the original guidance, and make suggestions for clinicians when deciding if an intervention is within the Zone.

Design/methodology/approach – Review and examination of case law, legislation and legal guidance.

Findings – Deprivations of liberty fall outside the ZPC, but restrictions of liberty lie within; parental disagreement with care correlates strongly with care that lies outside the ZPC.

Originality/value – The findings of this article should aid clinicians in deciding whether a treatment regime lies within the ZPC.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1108/13595471311296003
Uncontrolled keywords:	Deprivation of liberty, Learning disability, Legislation, Mental Health Act Code of Practice, United Kingdom, Zone of parental control
Subjects:	K Law
Divisions:	Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School
Depositing User:	Sarah Slowe
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2013 11:39 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 10:16 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33697 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Mackenzie, Robin.

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