View source for Mental Health Casework Section, 'Guidance: Section 42 Discharge' (March 2022)

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|Title=Guidance: Section 42 Discharge
|Organisation=Mental Health Casework Section; Ministry of Justice
|Date=March 2022
|URL=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/submit-a-conditional-discharge-request-for-restricted-patients
|Archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123153346/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/submit-a-conditional-discharge-request-for-restricted-patients
|Type=Guidance
|Sentence=Restricted patient discharge guidance
|Abstract="This guidance sets out the SoS’s approach to applications for discharge under [[s42|section 42]](2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)." Very detailed guidance is given on when conditional and absolute discharge will be granted. Headings: (1) Introduction; (2) Legal Provisions; (3) Types of Restricted Patients; (4) Specific Categories of Patients; (5) Applications for Discharge; (6) Types of Discharge; (7) Lifting the Restriction Order; (8) Patient Management; (9) Victim Involvement; (10) Multi Agency Public Protection arrangements (MAPPA); Annex A - Glossary of Terms; Annex B - Standard Conditions of Discharge.
|Detail===File formats==
*[[Media:2022-03 MOJ MHCS Section 42 discharge guidance.pdf|PDF for online viewing on MHLO]]
*[[Media:2022-03 MOJ MHCS Section 42 discharge guidance.docx|Original Word document from Gov.uk]]

==See also==
*[[Ministry of Justice, 'Discharge Application for Restricted Patients' (v2.1, 24/2/22)]]
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