Rule 32
Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1983 (as amended)
N.B. From 3/11/08 these rules will no longer apply. See Tribunal Rules for details.
Rule
Provision of admission papers, etc.
32.—(1) On receipt of the notice of an assessment application, or a request from the tribunal, whichever may be the earlier, the responsible authority shall provide for the tribunal copies of the admission papers, together with such of the information specified in Part A of Schedule 1 to these Rules as is within the knowledge of the responsible authority and can reasonably be provided in the time available and such of the reports specified in Part B of that Schedule as can reasonably be provided in the time available.
(2) The responsible authority shall indicate if any part of the admission papers or other documents supplied in accordance with paragraph (1) should, in their opinion, be withheld from the patient on the ground that its disclosure would adversely affect the health or welfare of the patient or others and shall state their reasons for believing that its disclosure would have that effect.
(3) The tribunal shall make available to the patient copies of the admission papers and any other documents supplied in accordance with paragraph (1), excluding any part indicated by the responsible authority in accordance with paragraph (2).
Amendments
None.