UK Statutory Instrument 2008 United Kingdom

The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008

At a glance

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Browse 32 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Documents

s.004

Procedure for and record of hospital admissions

s.005

Procedure for and acceptance of guardianship applications

s.006

Procedure for and records relating to community treatment orders

s.007

Transfer from hospital to hospital or guardianship

s.008

Transfer from guardianship to guardianship or hospital

s.009

Transfer of community patients recalled to hospital

s.010

Transfers from England to Wales and from Wales to England

s.011

Conveyance to hospital on transfer from hospital or guardianship

s.012

Conveyance from hospital to hospital following recall of community patients

s.013

Renewal of authority for detention or guardianship and extension of community treatment period

s.014

Detention, guardianship or community treatment after absence without leave for more than 28 days

s.015

Removal to England

s.016

Removal to England of patients subject to compulsion in the community

s.017

Assignment of responsibility for community patients

s.018

Discharge of patients

s.019

Delegation of hospital managers’ functions under

s.020

Delegation of managers’ functions under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s.021

Delegation by local social services authorities

s.022

Duties of private guardians

s.023

Visits to patients subject to guardianship

s.024

Performance of functions of nearest relative

s.025

Discharge by nearest relative

s.026

(1) Unless the patient requests otherwise, where —

s.027

Consent to treatment

s.028

(1) For the purposes of Part 4A of the Act...

s.029

Inspection and opening of postal packets

s.030

Review of decisions to withhold postal packets

s.031

Patient advocacy and liaison services and independent mental capacity advocate services

s.032

Revocations

Explore more

Browse legislation

Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.