Tribunal forms
England
All forms for the Mental Health Tribunal are available on the Gov.uk website. The following links will bring you to the relevant pages on that website for up-to-date versions of the forms. The T129 (legal representation and tribunal doctor form) and T131-144 (all the report proformas) were updated on 3/10/18 to include GDPR information. Restructured T110 (application) and T111 (referral) forms were published on 19/10/18.
Applications
- T110. Form T110: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v05.25) — Application form for everything (including s2) except guardianship cases. The Gov.uk update notes state: "21 May 2025: Form updated with change to return address."
- T116. Form T116: Application to First-tier Tribunal - Guardianship (v10.22) — Application form for guardianship cases only. Version 10.22 asks about video or face-to-face preferences.
Referral
- T111. Form T111: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v11.22) — Referral form. See s67 for details of when and how to use this form. For use from 7/11/22. This form asks whether the patient would like the hearing by video or face-to-face, or has no preference. The change from the earlier version is that the form also applies to s2 patients.
Case management request
- T113 (CMR1). Form T113 (CMR1): Case management and pre-hearing (v05.23) — The main change from the November 2022 version is the addition of the words "Do the other parties in the case agree to your request?" and "The direction should be sent to:".
Preliminary matters
- T128. Form T128: Options for your tribunal referral hearing - community patients (v10.22) — This is the form which is sent to CTO patients inviting them to cancel their tribunal referral oral hearings (and have a paper review instead). This form contains the declaration: "I understand that the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) is going to look at my case and, if I do not wish to attend or be represented at a hearing, then the tribunal may reach a decision on my case without a hearing." It asks the questions: (1) Do you wish to attend a tribunal hearing? and (2) Do you wish your legal representative to attend the hearing on your behalf? Version 10.22 changes option A from "to attend the hearing on your own or with a legal representative" to "to attend the hearing on your own or with
alegal representative, either face to face or remotely".
- T129. Form T129: Your rights to legal representation and to see the tribunal doctor (v10.22) — This form asks: (1) If you do not have a legal representative, would you like the tribunal office to appoint one on your behalf? (2) Do you wish to see the tribunal doctor before your hearing? Version 10.22 adds the sentence "This can be done either face to face or remotely by video."
Hearing questionnaires
- Form HQ1: Hearing questionnaire 1 - To the patient's representative and to the responsible authority — Hearing questionnaire for all cases except guardianship.
- Form HQ1 Guardianship: Hearing questionnaire 1 - To the patient's representative, the local social services authority and guardian (if not the LSSA) — Hearing questionnaire for guardianship cases only.
- Form HQ2: Hearing Questionnaire 2 — No longer used.
Victims
- T144. Form T144: Victim representations and Victim Impact Statement (v1, 06.2025) — The form has four sections: (1) Case details; (2) Representation for conditions; (3) Victim Impact Statement; (4) Hearing options; (5) Summary of reasons. Each main section explains the limited power to direct non-disclosure and allows the victim to address the rule 14 criteria (serious harm and interest of justice). The notes explain a VIS can only be used to decide whether to set conditions on a patient’s release and what those conditions should be. If victims attend ("usually over video or phone"): "they will attend remotely and the VLO will be with them. ... they must leave after the statement is read as they are not involved in the case. They cannot add anything to their statement at the hearing."
- Victims guidance. Tribunal guidance T118: Victims of violent or sexual offences (April 2012) — "What to do if you're a victim (or family member of a victim) of a violent or sexual offence committed by a person detained under the Mental Health Act."
Appeals
- Form P9: Application to set aside a decision or part of a decision (Rule 45) — Form for Tribunal rule 45 challenge.
- Form P10: Application for permission to appeal (Rule 46) — Application for permission to appeal First-tier Tribunal decision under Tribunal rule 46.
Expenses
- Form T114: Witness expenses and guidelines — Expenses form.
Report proformas
Information leaflets
- Guidance for patients. Tribunal guidance T122: Information for non-restricted patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (27/9/22) — The tribunal secretariat emails this to representatives (requesting that it be sent to the patient) and presumably sends it directly to unrepresented patients. Headings: The tribunal; Members of the tribunal; What the tribunal does; Recommendations the tribunal can make; How to apply to the tribunal; When to apply to the tribunal; When a hearing will take place; After you apply; Legal representation; Where the tribunal will be held; If you change your mind about having a tribunal; The tribunal hearing; Support at the hearing from someone other than a legal representative; The tribunal decision; Appeal against a tribunal decision; Further information.
Other
- CNL1. Form CNL1: Case Notification Letter (1) and Directions (2015) — The tribunal secretariat uses this form to notify parties that an application or reference has been received. The parties are directed to submit form HQ1 within two weeks, or sometimes two working days longer (e.g. CNL1 Thursday 11/5/23, HQ1 by 4.30pm Thursday 25/5/23). The responsible authority is directed to submit reports within three weeks (e.g. 4.30pm Thursday 1/6/23). The listing window for unrestricted cases (and restricted recall cases) lasts four weeks and begins four weeks after the CNL1 date (e.g. Thursday 8/6/23). The listing window for other restricted cases lasts three weeks and begins 11 weeks after the CNL1 date.
Probably obsolete
- MHT, 'Guidance Booklet: Reports for Mental Health Tribunals' (published 7/9/10, updated 4/4/12) (2012)
Wales
All forms for the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales are available on the MHRT for Wales website
- MHRTW-01. Form MHRTW-01: Application Form (June 2025) — The form now has a section entitled Tribunal Hearing Format with the options being "Videoconference" and "Face to face". The form states: "If you do not state a preference your hearing will automatically default to a videoconference." This is more open than than the English form, which has a third option "I have no preference which type of hearing I have" that always results in a video hearing. The Welsh form also notes that a hearing in accordance with patient's preference cannot always be guaranteed.
New forms and guidance documents were created, and translated into Welsh, in April and May 2017:
- MHRTW-01: Application to the tribunal
- MHRTW-02: Nearest Relative Application
- MHRTW-03: Attendance Form
- MHRTW-04: Expenses claim - witness
- MHRTW-05: Permission for Appeal Application Form
- MHRTW-06: Guidance - Applying to the Tribunal
- MHRTW-07: Guidance - Referrals
- MHRTW-08: Guidance - The Tribunal Hearing
- MHRTW-09: Guidance - Nearest Relative Information
- MHRTW-10: Guidance - Provision of Reports to the Tribunal
- MHRTW-11: Guidance - Report Layout and Content
- MHRTW-12: Guidance - Expenses claim - Witness
- MHRTW-13: Guidance - The Tribunal’s Powers
- MHRTW-14: Guidance - Permission for Appeal
- MHRTW-15: Publications Register
- MHRTW-16: List of words
- MHRTW-17: Eligibility Criteria
- MHRTW-18: Request to Withdraw application
- MHRTW-18A: Guidance - Request to Withdraw application
Upper Tribunal
These forms are available on the Gov.uk website, including:
- Appeal a Mental Health First-tier Tribunal decision (UT3)
- Appeal a First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) decision: Form UT3
- Appeal a Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales decision: Form UT8
See also
INFORMATION
- Representation
- Civil sections and CTOs
- Criminal sections
- Aftercare
- Mental Health Tribunal
- Nearest relative
- Legal Aid
- Treatment
- Mental capacity law
MISCELLANEOUS
- Courts
- General information pages
- Glossary pages
- Legislation overviews
- Organisations
- Statistics
ELSEWHERE
- Other jurisdictions
- International law
HISTORICAL
- Coronavirus
- Changes made by MHA 2007
What links here:
- MHA 1983 s67
- Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets
- MHT, 'Guidance Booklet: Reports for Mental Health Tribunals' (published 7/9/10, updated 4/4/12)
- Tribunal Procedure: Failure to submit reports to the tribunal on time (17/4/15)
- Tribunal forms archive
- Form T110: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v10.22)
- Form T116: Application to First-tier Tribunal - Guardianship (v10.22)
- Form T111: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v10.22)
- Form T113: Case management request (September 2020)
- Form T128: Options for your tribunal referral hearing - community patients (v10.22)
- Form T129: Your rights to legal representation and to see the tribunal doctor (v10.22)
- Form HQ1: Hearing questionnaire 1 - To the patient's representative and to the responsible authority
- Form HQ1 Guardianship: Hearing questionnaire 1 - To the patient's representative, the local social services authority and guardian (if not the LSSA)
- Form HQ2: Hearing Questionnaire 2
- Form T144: Victim's representations to the Tribunal (v10.18)
- Form P9: Application to set aside a decision or part of a decision (Rule 45)
- Form P10: Application for permission to appeal (Rule 46)
- Form T126: Form P9 Guidance notes on completing the application form to set aside a decision, or part of it
- Form T125: Form P10 Guidance notes on completing the application form for permission to appeal
- Form T114: Witness expenses and guidelines
- Form T131: In-patient: Responsible clinician's report
- Form T132: In-patient: Statement of information about the patient
- Form T133: In-patient: Social circumstances report
- Form T134: In-patient: Nursing report
- Form T135: Social circumstances report: Supplementary information required for patients under the age of 18
- Form T136: Community patient: Responsible clinician's report
- Form T137: Community patient: Statement of information about the patient
- Form T138: Community patient: Social circumstances report
- Form T139: Guardianship patient: Responsible clinician's report
- Form T140: Guardianship patient: Statement of information about the patient
- Form T141: Guardianship patient: Social circumstances report
- Form T142: Conditionally discharged patient: Responsible clinician's report
- Form T143: Conditionally discharged patient: Social circumstances report
- T123: What to do if you’re recalled to hospital under a Community Treatment Order (CTO)
- T112: First-tier Mental Health Tribunal: applications and referrals
- Mental Health Tribunal, 'Update on face-to-face pilot' (27/9/22)
- Form T110A: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v10.22)
- Form T111A: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v10.22)
- Form T110: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v11.22)
- Form T111: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v11.22)
- Tribunal guidance T122: Information for non-restricted patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (27/9/22)
- Form CNL1: Case Notification Letter (1) and Directions (2015)
- T121: Information for restricted patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (October 2022)
- Form T144: Victim's representations to the Tribunal (September 2023)
- Form T113 (CMR1): Case management and pre-hearing (v05.23)
- Tribunal guidance T118: Victims of violent or sexual offences (April 2012)
- Form T110: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (v05.25)
- Form MHRTW-01: Application Form (June 2025)
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