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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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===Legal Aid===
 
[[Legal Aid procedures]]
 
[[Peer review]]
 
[[Transaction criteria]]
 
[[Legal Aid forms]]
 
===Guidance===
 
[[Regional Chairmen's Manual]]
 
[[Law Society guidance]]
 
===Legal stuff===
 
[[Judicial review pre-action protocol]]
 
[[Part 36]]
 
===Resources===
 
[[Statute Law Database]]
 
[[Bailii]]
 
[[Parole Board]]
 
[[Ministry of Justice Mental Health Unit]]
 
[[Home Office Circulars]]
 
===Other===
 
[[MHRT forms]]
 
[[Judicial review forms]]
 
[[Interesting cases]] - For details of cases which didn't get reported for one reason or another.
 
[[Carter reforms]] ([[Carter review]])
 
==Primary legislation==
 
[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 resources]]
 
[[Overview of the Mental Health Act 1983]]
 
== 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)
 
[[Recall]]
 
[[Time-limited restriction orders]]
 
== 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]])
 
:*[[Ministry of Justice]]
 
: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.
 
[[Overview of the Mental Health Act 1983]]
 
[[NHS complaints procedure]]
 
[[Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974]]
 
[[High secure hospital]]
 
'''[[Mental disorder]]'''
 
'''[[Victims' rights to make representations and receive information]]'''
 
[[MHRT Victims Policy]]
 
[[Power to specify hospital units]]
 
[[Second Opinion Appointed Doctor]]
 
[[Insight]]
 
[[International Classification of Diseases (ICD)]]
 
[[Application of MHA 1983 to Armed Forces]]
 
[[Dual diagnosis]]

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