Now, the law recognises that people who have a mental health issue may not be competent to decide what is best for them, and so compulsory treatment orders and involuntary orders are mechanisms to help people receive that attention. What's required here is it requires someone who's concerned about a person's wellbeing to make an application. The person needs to be over 18, and then that person can be assessed by a director of Area Mental Health Services. Just to be very clear of the nature of an illness that a person must have, first of all they have to have a serious mental disorder characterised by delusions or by disorders of mood or perception or volition or cognition. So, you know, it's quite serious mental health. Secondly, they need to pose a serious danger to the health or safety of themselves or others, or have a seriously diminished capacity for self-care. Interestingly, there also needs to be services available before a compulsory treatment order can be entertained. The responsible clinician can transfer a patient to a compulsory treatment order from an involuntary inpatient order, or a CTO (compulsory treatment order) can be made by a judge. 