SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10Mental health: Northern Ireland

PART 4Review of operation of certain provisions of this Schedule

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1

Each HSC trust must maintain a record of each instance where—

a

an application for assessment is made in reliance on paragraph 3,

b

a patient was detained for assessment in reliance on Article 9(4)(aa) or (b) (as substituted by paragraph 6(2)(a)), and

c

a report is furnished in reliance on paragraph 8.

2

The HSC trust must prepare a report containing an evaluation by it of each such instance and its opinion as to whether the reliance—

a

by the relevant social worker on paragraph 3,

b

by the medical practitioner on Article 9(4)(aa) or (b) (as substituted by paragraph 6(2)(a)), or

c

by the relevant medical practitioner on paragraph 8,

was appropriate.

3

The HSC trust must send the report under sub-paragraph (2) to the Department of Health no later than 56 days after the end of a period for which the paragraph of this Schedule in question has effect.