SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Authorisation by panel of certain serious interventions

Part 2Applications for authorisation

Medical report

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1

The medical report must be in the prescribed form and must—

a

be made by a medical practitioner who is unconnected with P and is permitted by regulations under section 300 to make the report;

b

include the required statement; and

c

include any prescribed information.

2

The “required statement” is a statement by the person making the medical report that—

a

in that person's opinion, the criteria for authorisation are met in relation to the measure for which the application requests authorisation; or

b

if the application requests authorisation for more than one measure, in that person's opinion the criteria for authorisation are met in relation to each such measure.

3

The criteria for authorisation are set out in Part 3 of this Schedule.

4

The maker of the medical report must have examined P not more than two days before the date when the report is made.

5

See also sections 54 and 55 (involvement of nominated person and independent mental capacity advocate).