威尔士议员批评在未经授权地区使用英国法律, 担心权力转移会被削弱, 但由于迫切需要和承诺的资金, 批准了英国心理健康法案. Welsh lawmakers criticize using UK laws in devolved areas, fearing weakened devolution, yet approved the UK mental health bill due to urgent need and promised funding.

包括劳工党的Mike Hackedges在内的Sened成员都担心威尔士政府在权力下放地区一再使用英国立法会损害Senedd审查法律的能力,从而造成民主赤字。 Senedd members, including Labour’s Mike Hedges, have raised concerns that the Welsh Government’s repeated use of UK legislation in devolved areas undermines the Senedd’s ability to scrutinize laws, creating a democratic deficit. 批评者认为,通过英国法案限制了塞内德修订立法的权力,削弱了权力下放,敦促制定并行的威尔士法律。 Hedges argued that adopting UK bills limits the Senedd’s power to amend legislation and weakens devolution, urging for parallel Welsh laws. 尽管如此,Senedd于10月7日同意联合王国的心理健康法案,承认该法案的紧迫性。 Despite this, the Senedd gave consent to the UK mental health bill on October 7, acknowledging its urgency. 威尔士政府为这一行动提供了理由,列举了已承诺的用于执行的4.25亿英镑威斯敏斯特资金。 The Welsh Government justified the move by citing a promised £425 million in Westminster funding for implementation.