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).