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General articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections; and practical guidance for lawyers (especially trainees).

These are the first things which came to mind, to "get the ball rolling", so please amend and add content where necessary. Feel free simply to add a page title, or the briefest of details, for someone else to expand upon.

Articles with bold links have more detail than the others.

Procedure etc

Victims' rights to make representations and receive information

Power to specify hospital units

Practical guidance for lawyers

Regional Chairmen's Manual

Legal Aid forms

Judicial review forms

MHRT forms

Law Society guidance

Home Office Mental Health Unit

Interesting cases - For details of cases which didn't get reported for one reason or another.

Statute Law Database

Judicial review pre-action protocol

Part 36

Parole Board

Types of detention

Admission for assessment (s2)

Admission for treatment (s3)

Hospital order (s37)

Restriction order (s37/41)

s37/41

Interim hospital order (s38)

Transfer direction (s47)

Restriction direction (s49)

s47/49

Notional s37

Hospital direction (s45A)

Limitation direction (s45A)

Types of patient

Restricted patient

Unrestricted patient

Technical lifer

Getting discharged

Mental Health Review Tribunal

Hospital Managers' Hearing

Responsible Medical Officer

Nearest Relative

Barring order

Dangerousness criterion

Home Secretary --> Home Office

Eligibility periods

Automatic references

Types of discharge

Discharge

Supervised discharge

Conditional discharge

Deferred conditional discharge

Absolute discharge

Deferred discharge (in unrestricted cases)

Discharge of transferred prisoners

Other

Please add any pages here which do not fit into the categories listed above.

Application of MHA 1983 to Armed Forces

Second Opinion Appointed Doctor

Insight