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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).
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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.


Articles with '''bold links''' have more detail than the others.
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== Practical guidance for lawyers ==
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[[Carter reforms]] ([[Carter review]])
 
[[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]]
 
[[Home Office Circulars]]
 
== Types of detention ==
 
'''[[Types of detention]]''' including the following:
 
:*'''[[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 ==
 
[[Unrestricted patient]]
 
[[Restricted patient]]
 
'''[[Technical lifer]]'''
 
== Discharge ==
 
'''[[Discharge]]''' including the following:
 
:Routes to discharge:
 
:*[[Mental Health Review Tribunal]] (See '''[[Eligibility periods]]''' and [[Automatic references]])
 
:*[[Hospital Managers' Hearing]]
 
:*[[Responsible Medical Officer]]
 
:*[[Nearest Relative]] (See [[Barring order]] and [[Dangerousness criterion]])
 
:*[[Home Office]]
 
:Types of 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.
 
'''[[Mental disorder]]'''
 
'''[[Victims' rights to make representations and receive information]]'''
 
[[Power to specify hospital units]]
 
[[Second Opinion Appointed Doctor]]
 
[[Insight]]
 
[[International Classification of Diseases (ICD)]]
 
[[Application of MHA 1983 to Armed Forces]]

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