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From 3/11/08, the [[Mental Health Act 2007]] replaces the Approved Social Worker (ASW) with the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). See {{mha change|AMHP}} for details.

From the Act before it was amended:

* an "'approved social worker' means an officer of a local social services authority appointed to act as an approved social worker for the purposes of this Act." ([[s145]]);

* and must be "approved by the authority as having appropriate competence in dealing with persons who are suffering from mental disorder." ([[s114]](2)).

It was generally ASWs (and now AMHPs) who make applications for detention under [[s2]], [[s3]] and [[s4]].
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