PART 3 N.I.Information, Authorisation and Extensions

CHAPTER 5N.I.Extension by trust panel authorisation

36.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 9(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act as soon as practicable after granting or refusing an authorisation under paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the panel must notify P and the persons in paragraph (2) with the information in paragraph (3) and (4).

(2) The persons who must be notified (in addition to P) are—

(a)the nominated person; and

(b)any person P has asked the information to be given to.

(3) The information that must be provided includes—

(a)notification of the decision;

(b)contact details for the HSC Trust in which the trust panel made the decision.

(4) If an authorisation is granted under paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the panel must also provide information to P and the persons in paragraph (2) on—

(a)the purpose or purposes of the deprivation of liberty;

(b)the place or places where the deprivation of liberty will take place; and

(c)P's rights in respect of the Review Tribunal.

(5) As soon as practicable after granting or refusing an authorising an authorisation under paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the panel must notify—

(a)the person who made the application; and

(b)the managing authority where the deprivation of liberty will take place

and furnish such information to those persons to facilitate the deprivation of liberty as authorised or not.

(6) If the application contains a statement mentioned in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act (statement that P lacks, or probably lacks, capacity in relation to making an application to the Tribunal), the Attorney General must be notified and all information used by the trust panel must be sent to the Attorney General.