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'''Information as to hospitals'''
39.—(1) Where a court is minded to make a hospital order or interim hospital order in respect of any person it may request—
39.—(1) Where a court is minded to make a hospital order or interim hospital order in respect of any person it may request—


:(a) the Regional Health Authority for the region in which that person resides or last resided; or
:(a) the [...]<ref name="HSC">[[Health and Social Care Act 2012]] sch 5 para 28; [[Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.4, Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013]] (1/4/13)</ref> [clinical commissioning group or]<ref name="HSC"/> [Local Health Board]<ref name="RHA">[[References to Health Authorities Order 2007]]</ref> for [the area]<ref name="HAA"/> in which that person resides or last resided; or
 
:(b) [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or]<ref name="HSC"/> [the National Assembly for Wales or any other]<ref name="RHA"/> [...]<ref name="HSC"/> [clinical commissioning group or]<ref name="HSC"/> [Local Health Board]<ref name="RHA"/> that appears to the court to be appropriate,
 
to furnish the court with such information as '''['''that [...]<ref name="HSC"/> [clinical commissioning group or]<ref name="HSC"/> [Local Health Board]<ref name="RHA"/>''']'''<ref name="HAA"/> [or [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or the]<ref name="HSC"/> National Assembly for Wales]<ref name="RHA"/> have or can reasonably obtain with respect to the hospital or hospitals (if any) in [their area]<ref name="HAA"/> or elsewhere at which arrangements could be made for the admission of that person in pursuance of the order, and '''['''that [...]<ref name="HSC"/> [clinical commissioning group or]<ref name="HSC"/> [Local Health Board or [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or the]<ref name="HSC"/> National Assembly for Wales]<ref name="RHA"/> shall''']'''<ref name="HAA">[[Health Authorities Act 1995]]</ref> comply with any such request.
 
[(1ZA) A request under this section to the National Health Service Commissioning Board may relate only to services or facilities the provision of which the Board arranges.]<ref name="HSC"/>
 
[(1A)  In relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to the making of a hospital order included a reference to a remand under section 35 or 36 above or the making of an order under section 44 below.
 
(1B)  Where the person concerned has not attained the age of 18 years, the information which may be requested under subsection (1) above includes, in particular, information about the availability of accommodation or facilities designed so as to be specially suitable for patients who have not attained the age of 18 years.]<ref name="MHA">[[Mental Health Act 2007]] s31; [[Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008]] wef 3/11/08</ref>


:(b) any other Regional Health Authority that appears to the court to be appropriate,
(2) [...]<ref name="HAA"/>


to furnish the court with such information as that Authority has or can reasonably obtain with respect to the hospital or hospitals (if any) in its region or elsewhere at which arrangements could be made for the admission of that person in pursuance of the order, and that Authority shall comply with any such request.
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(2) In its application to Wales subsection (1) above shall have effect as if for any reference to any such Authority as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State, and as if for the words "in its region or elsewhere" there were substituted the words "in Wales".
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Information as to hospitals

39.—(1) Where a court is minded to make a hospital order or interim hospital order in respect of any person it may request—

(a) the [...][1] [clinical commissioning group or][1] [Local Health Board][2] for [the area][3] in which that person resides or last resided; or
(b) [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or][1] [the National Assembly for Wales or any other][2] [...][1] [clinical commissioning group or][1] [Local Health Board][2] that appears to the court to be appropriate,

to furnish the court with such information as [that [...][1] [clinical commissioning group or][1] [Local Health Board][2]][3] [or [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or the][1] National Assembly for Wales][2] have or can reasonably obtain with respect to the hospital or hospitals (if any) in [their area][3] or elsewhere at which arrangements could be made for the admission of that person in pursuance of the order, and [that [...][1] [clinical commissioning group or][1] [Local Health Board or [the National Health Service Commissioning Board or the][1] National Assembly for Wales][2] shall][3] comply with any such request.

[(1ZA) A request under this section to the National Health Service Commissioning Board may relate only to services or facilities the provision of which the Board arranges.][1]

[(1A) In relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to the making of a hospital order included a reference to a remand under section 35 or 36 above or the making of an order under section 44 below.

(1B) Where the person concerned has not attained the age of 18 years, the information which may be requested under subsection (1) above includes, in particular, information about the availability of accommodation or facilities designed so as to be specially suitable for patients who have not attained the age of 18 years.][4]

(2) [...][3]

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