The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008

Decisions

28.—(1) The Tribunal may give a decision orally at a hearing or may reserve its decision.

(2) The Tribunal must send to each party as soon as reasonably practicable following a final determination—

(a) a notice stating the Tribunal’s decision; and

(b) written reasons for the decision.

(3) The documents referred to in paragraph (2) must be sent—

(a) in proceedings under section 66(1)(a) of the Act, within 3 working days of the hearing; and

(b) in other proceedings, within 7 days of the hearing.

(4) Where the Tribunal considers that the full disclosure of the recorded reasons for its decision to the patient would cause the patient or any other person serious harm, the Tribunal may instead communicate its decision to him in such manner as it thinks appropriate and may communicate its decision to the other parties subject to any conditions it may think appropriate as to the disclosure thereof to the patient.

(5) Where the Tribunal makes a decision with recommendations, the decision may specify any period at the expiration of which the Tribunal will consider the case further in the event of those recommendations not being complied with.

(6) Subject to rule 10 (prohibitions on disclosure or publication) the Tribunal may, where appropriate, send notice of a decision or the reasons for it to any person.