Links to Resources on Working in Forensic Settings

Scope guidance document: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-cgwave0726/documents/mental-health-of-people-in-prison-draft-scope2

Counselling Psychologists in Forensic Settings (CoPiFS) group: DCoPCoPiFS@bps.org.uk (email)

Mental Health Act: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/pdfs/ukpga_19830020_en.pdf

Latest edition of the MHA Code of Practice published in January 2015: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396918/Code_of_Practice.pdf