Part 1Promotion and provision of the health service in Wales
Provision of particular services
4C1High security psychiatric services
1
The Welsh Ministers' duty under section 1 includes a duty to provide hospital accommodation and services for persons who—
a
are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20), and
b
in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers require treatment under conditions of high security on account of their dangerous, violent or criminal propensities.
2
The hospital accommodation and services mentioned in subsection (1) are referred to in this section and paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 as “high security psychiatric services”.
3
High security psychiatric services may be provided only at hospital premises at which services are provided only for the persons mentioned in subsection (1).
4
“Hospital premises” means—
a
a hospital, or
b
any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.