UK Statutory Instrument
2008
United Kingdom
The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008
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What this Act requires
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Interpretation
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Procedure for and record of hospital admissions
Procedure for and acceptance of guardianship applications
Procedure for and records relating to community treatment orders
Transfer from hospital to hospital or guardianship
Transfer from guardianship to guardianship or hospital
Transfer of community patients recalled to hospital
Transfers from England to Wales and from Wales to England
Conveyance to hospital on transfer from hospital or guardianship
Conveyance from hospital to hospital following recall of community patients
Renewal of authority for detention or guardianship and extension of community treatment period
Detention, guardianship or community treatment after absence without leave for more than 28 days
Removal to England
Removal to England of patients subject to compulsion in the community
Assignment of responsibility for community patients
Discharge of patients
Delegation of hospital managers’ functions under
Delegation of managers’ functions under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
Delegation by local social services authorities
Duties of private guardians
Visits to patients subject to guardianship
Performance of functions of nearest relative
Discharge by nearest relative
(1) Unless the patient requests otherwise, where —
Consent to treatment
(1) For the purposes of Part 4A of the Act...
Inspection and opening of postal packets
Review of decisions to withhold postal packets
Patient advocacy and liaison services and independent mental capacity advocate services
Revocations
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