Prospective
Sections 181 and 182: extension reportsN.I.
183—(1) This section applies for the purposes of sections 181 and 182.
(2) An “extension report”, in relation to a public protection order without restrictions made in respect of a person, is a report in the prescribed form which—
(a)is made, within the reporting period, by an appropriate medical practitioner who has examined the person within the reporting period and made the report as soon as practicable after that examination;
(b)states that in the appropriate medical practitioner's opinion the criteria for continuation are met (see section 185);
(c)includes a statement in the prescribed form, by the responsible social worker, that in the social worker's opinion the criteria for continuation are met; and
(d)includes any prescribed information.
(3) In this section—
“appropriate medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who is unconnected with the person and is permitted by regulations under section 300 to make the report;
“the reporting period” means—
in the case of an extension under section 181, the last month of the initial period;
in the case of an extension under section 182, the last two months of the current extension period (within the meaning of that section).
“the responsible social worker” means the approved social worker who is in charge of the person's case.