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General articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections; and practical guidance for lawyers.
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This part of the website contains general articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections, and practical guidance.


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.


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== Procedure ==
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'''[[Victims' rights to make representations and receive information]]'''
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== 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]]
 
== 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]]'''
 
== Types of discharge ==
 
'''[[Discharge]]'''
 
[[Supervised discharge]]
 
'''[[Conditional discharge]]'''
 
[[Deferred conditional discharge]]
 
'''[[Absolute discharge]]'''
 
[[Deferred discharge]] (in unrestricted cases)
 
== 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]]

Latest revision as of 13:57, 8 March 2024

This part of the website contains general articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections, and practical guidance.


INFORMATION