Among recommendations made by the review, which is chaired by former Royal College of Psychiatrists president Sir Simon Wessely, is to reduce the role of parental consent in deciding whether a young person should be detained.
"Young people aged 16 or 17 should not be admitted or treated on the basis of parental consent," states the review.
Instead, the decision should rest with the young person if mental health professionals are able to determine they have the mental capacity to do so.
The review, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May in October 2017 to consider ways to improve the legal rights of those detained under the act, has also called on the government to launch a consultation on the ability of parents to consent to admission and mental health treatment for those under 16.
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