The Mental Health (Absconding by mentally disordered offenders) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Notification of Commission: compulsion order

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7.  Where the responsible medical officer of a patient who is subject to a compulsion order (without a restriction order) becomes aware that the patient has absconded or has failed to comply with requirements imposed on them by virtue of the order to which the patient is subject, or has been taken into custody after having absconded or failed, the responsible medical officer shall notify the Commission.