SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE A1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. A1 inserted (1.4.2008 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2009) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12) , ss. 50 , 56 , Sch. 7 ; S.I. 2008/745 , art. 4(a) ; S.I. 2009/139 , art. 2(c) (with art. 3 , Sch. paras. 3 , 4 )

Part 4Standard authorisations

Mental health assessment

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A mental health assessment is an assessment of whether the relevant person meets the mental health requirement.

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When carrying out a mental health assessment, the assessor must also—

a

consider how (if at all) the relevant person's mental health is likely to be affected by his being a detained resident, and

b

notify the best interests assessor of his conclusions.