PART 10

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 1

REMAND TO HOSPITAL

Remand to hospital
162
1
Where—
a
the Crown Court or a court of summary jurisdiction has power to remand an accused person (“A”) in custody,
b
the court considers that it would remand A in custody if it did not remand A under this section, and
c
either or both of the conditions for remand to hospital are met,
the court may, instead of remanding A in custody, remand A to a hospital specified by the court.
2
In this section “the conditions for remand to hospital” means—
a
the medical report condition (see section 164(1));
b
the treatment condition (see section 165(1)).
3
The court may remand an accused person under this section only if it is satisfied, on the written or oral evidence of a person representing the managing authority of the hospital, that arrangements have been made for the accused person's detention in the hospital in pursuance of the remand.
4
Where a court has remanded an accused person (“A”) under this section, it may further remand A under this section if it considers that—
a
it would remand A in custody if it did not make the further remand under this section; and
b
either or both of the conditions for remand to hospital are met.
5
A person may not be remanded or further remanded under this section for more than 28 days at a time or for more than 12 weeks in total.
6
For the meaning of “an accused person” see section 163.