Coronavirus Act 2020

PART 4Review of operation of certain provisions of this Schedule

19(1)Each HSC trust must maintain a record of each instance where—

(a)an application for assessment is made in reliance on paragraph 3,

(b)a patient was detained for assessment in reliance on Article 9(4)(aa) or (b) (as substituted by paragraph 6(2)(a)), and

(c)a report is furnished in reliance on paragraph 8.

(2)The HSC trust must prepare a report containing an evaluation by it of each such instance and its opinion as to whether the reliance—

(a)by the relevant social worker on paragraph 3,

(b)by the medical practitioner on Article 9(4)(aa) or (b) (as substituted by paragraph 6(2)(a)), or

(c)by the relevant medical practitioner on paragraph 8,

was appropriate.

(3)The HSC trust must send the report under sub-paragraph (2) to the Department of Health no later than 56 days after the end of a period for which the paragraph of this Schedule in question has effect.