PART VI Mental Disorder

Hospital directions

F159BHospital direction: mental health officer’s report

(1)

This section applies where the court is considering making a hospital direction in relation to an offender under section 59A of this Act.

(2)

If directed to do so by the court, the mental health officer shall—

(a)

subject to subsection (3) below, interview the offender; and

(b)

prepare a report in relation to the offender in accordance with subsection (4) below.

(3)

If it is impracticable for the mental health officer to comply with the requirement in subsection (2)(a) above, the mental health officer need not do so.

(4)

The report shall state—

(a)

the name and address of the offender;

(b)

if known by the mental health officer, the name and address of the offender’s primary carer;

(c)

in so far as relevant for the purposes of section 59A of this Act, details of the personal circumstances of the offender; and

(d)

any other information that the mental health officer considers relevant for the purposes of that section.

(5)

In this section, “carer”, “primary”, in relation to a carer, and “mental health officer” have the same meanings as in section 57C of this Act.