View source for Summary of routes to discharge

The following five bodies can discharge a patient, depending on which section the patient is detained under. Some of the most common sections are included in the table below. In addition, there are some court-imposed sections from which only the court can discharge.

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!width=45%|Unrestricted (s2, s3, s37, s47)
!width=45%|Restricted (s37/41, s47/49, s45A)
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!Tribunal
|Absolute discharge, or deferred to future date||Absolute discharge, conditional discharge, or deferred conditional discharge
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!HMH
|Discharge||MoJ permission required (unheard of?)
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!RC
|Discharge||MoJ permission required (does happen)
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!NR
|s2 and 3: can discharge patient unless RC certifies patient likely to act dangerously to self or others. s37, s47: can only apply to Tribunal
|Irrelevant - restricted patients do not have nearest relatives
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!MoJ
|Irrelevant||Absolute or conditional discharge
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