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[[MHA 1983 s135]] and [[s136]] are amended to allow a person to be moved from the original place of safety to another (more suitable) place during the 72 hours' detention. Previously this was not possible. 

Home Office Circular 7/2008 relates to the use of police stations as places of safety under s135 and s135 - the use of police stations is deprecated except in exceptional circumstances involving the risk of serious harm posed by the person to himself or healthcare workers. 

==Extract from Explanatory Notes==
'''Section 44: Places of safety '''

173. Under section 135(1) of the 1983 Act, the police can, on the authority of a magistrate, 
enter premises and remove to a place of safety a person who is thought  to have a mental 
disorder and who has been or is being ill-treated or neglected or, if living alone, is unable to 
care for himself.  Under section 136 of the 1983 Act, the police can remove from a public 
place to a place of safety a person who appears to have a mental disorder and to need
immediate help.  In both instances, the person can be detained at the place of safety for up to 
72 hours.  Section 44 amends sections 135 and 136 of the 1983 Act to enable a person 
detained at a place of safety to be transferred to another one, subject to the overall time limit 
for detention of 72 hours.  A place of safety for this purpose is defined in section 135(6) of 
the 1983 Act and includes a hospital, a care home and a police station. 

==Commencement==
{{mha change info|30/4/05|5|44|[[s135]], [[s136]]}}

==Resources==

[[Mental Health Act 2007 Explanatory Notes]] - page 32

[http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/home-office-circulars/circulars-2008/007-2008/ Home Office Circular 7/2008: The Use Of Police Stations As Places Of Safety Under Section 136 Of The Mental Health Act 1983]

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