SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE A1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

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Amendments (Textual)
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Sch. A1 inserted (1.4.2008 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2009) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12) , ss. 50 , 56 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2008/745 , art. 4(a) ; S.I. 2009/139 , art. 2(c) (with art. 3 , Sch. paras. 3 , 4 )

Part 5Urgent authorisations

Duty to give information about authorisation

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1

This paragraph applies if an urgent authorisation is given.

2

The managing authority of the relevant hospital or care home must take such steps as are practicable to ensure that the relevant person understands all of the following—

a

the effect of the authorisation;

b

the right to make an application to the court to exercise its jurisdiction under section 21A.

3

Those steps must be taken as soon as is practicable after the authorisation is given.

4

Those steps must include the giving of appropriate information both orally and in writing.