PART 10CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 8RIGHTS OF REVIEW OF DETENTION UNDER PART 10
Powers of Tribunal as to public protection orders
233Sections 231 and 232: the prevention of serious harm condition
For the purposes of sections231 and 232, the prevention of serious harm condition is that—
a
there is an impairment, or disturbance in the functioning of, the person's mind or brain;
b
releasing the person from detention in an appropriate establishment would create a risk, linked to the impairment or disturbance, of serious physical or psychological harm to other persons; and
c
the likelihood and seriousness of the harm concerned are such that detaining the person in an appropriate establishment in circumstances amounting to a deprivation of liberty is a proportionate response.