Tribunal forms

England

All forms 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

• Form T110: Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) — Application for for everything except guardianship cases.§

• Form T116 Guardianship: Guardianship - Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Mental Health Act 1983 (As Amended) — Application form for guardianship cases only.§

Referral

• Form T111: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) — Referral form. See s67 for details of when and how to use this form.§

Case management request

• Form T113: Case management request — Use for interlocutory matters: (1) directions; (2) postponement; (3) prohibition of disclosure of information; (4) pre-hearing examination; (5) permission to withdraw an application; (6) other.§ (CMR1)

Preliminary matters

• Form T128: Options for your tribunal referral hearing — 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?§

• Form T129: Your rights to legal representation and to see the tribunal doctor — 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?§

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

• Form T144: Victim's representations to the Tribunal — This form allows the victim to provide representations on: (1) the tribunal's decision: (a) whether the patient should, in the event of their discharge or release from detention, be subject to any conditions; (b) if so, what particular conditions should be imposed, and (c) if the patient is already subject to a conditional discharge, whether the same or different conditions are now required; (2) disclosure of representations to the patient; (3) victim's attendance at the hearing.§

Appeals

• Form P9: Application to set aside a decision or part of a decision (Rule 45) — Form for Tribunal rule 45 challenge.§
  • Form T126: Form P9 Guidance notes on completing the application form to set aside a decision, or part of it — Guidance notes.§

• Form P10: Application for permission to appeal (Rule 46) — Application for permission to appeal First-tier Tribunal decision under Tribunal rule 46.§
  • Form T125: Form P10 Guidance notes on completing the application form for permission to appeal — Guidance notes.§

Expenses

• Form T114: Witness expenses and guidelines — Expenses form.§

Report proformas

• 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

Probably obsolete

• Guidance Booklet: Reports for Mental Health Tribunals (2012)

Wales

All forms are available on the MHRT for Wales website

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 Upper Tribunal forms page

See also

• Mental Health Tribunal
• Tribunal forms archive