122.Section 33 makes provision in respect of the relationship of SCT with other powers in the 1983 Act. It amends the provisions in the 1983 Act which authorise leave of absence from hospital (section 17). Before granting longer term leave of over 7 consecutive days (or where leave is extended so the total leave granted exceeds 7 consecutive days) a RC must consider whether SCT is the more appropriate way of managing the patient in the community.
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