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25D.<ref>[[Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995]]</ref>—(1) Where a patient is subject to after-care under supervision (or, if he has not yet left hospital, is to be so subject after he leaves hospital), the responsible after-care bodies have power to impose any of the requirements specified in subsection (3) below for the purpose of securing that the patient receives the after-care services provided for him under section 117 below. | 25D.<ref name="PIC">[[Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995]]</ref>—(1) Where a patient is subject to after-care under supervision (or, if he has not yet left hospital, is to be so subject after he leaves hospital), the responsible after-care bodies have power to impose any of the requirements specified in subsection (3) below for the purpose of securing that the patient receives the after-care services provided for him under section 117 below. | ||
(2) In this Act "the responsible after-care bodies" , in relation to a patient, means the bodies which have (or will have) the duty under section 117 below to provide after-care services for the patient. | (2) In this Act "the responsible after-care bodies" , in relation to a patient, means the bodies which have (or will have) the duty under section 117 below to provide after-care services for the patient. | ||
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shall, if asked to do so, produce some duly authenticated document to show that he is a person entitled to be given access to, or to take and convey, the patient. | shall, if asked to do so, produce some duly authenticated document to show that he is a person entitled to be given access to, or to take and convey, the patient. | ||
=== Transfers from Scotland === | |||
The [[The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) (Transfers from Scotland) Regulations 1996]] modifies this section (where relevant) as follows: | |||
25D.<ref name="PIC">[[Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995]]</ref>—(1) Where a patient is subject to after-care under supervision <del>(or, if he has not yet left hospital, is to be so subject after he leaves hospital)</del> <ins>(or, if he has not yet taken up residence in England or Wales, is to be so subject when he does take up residence there)</ins>, the responsible after-care bodies have power to impose any of the requirements specified in subsection (3) below for the purpose of securing that the patient receives the after-care services provided for him under section 117 below. | |||
(2) In this Act "the responsible after-care bodies" , in relation to a patient, means the bodies which have (or will have) the duty under section 117 below to provide after-care services for the patient. | |||
(3) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) above are— | |||
:(a) that the patient reside at a specified place; | |||
:(b) that the patient attend at specified places and times for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training; and | |||
:(c) that access to the patient be given, at any place where the patient is residing, to the supervisor, any registered medical practitioner or any approved social worker or to any other person authorised by the supervisor. | |||
(4) A patient subject to after-care under supervision may be taken and conveyed by, or by any person authorised by, the supervisor to any place where the patient is required to reside or to attend for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training. | |||
(5) A person who demands— | |||
:(a) to be given access to a patient in whose case a requirement has been imposed under subsection (3)(c) above; or | |||
:(b) to take and convey a patient in pursuance of subsection (4) above, | |||
shall, if asked to do so, produce some duly authenticated document to show that he is a person entitled to be given access to, or to take and convey, the patient. | |||
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Revision as of 17:11, 6 August 2006
25D.[1]—(1) Where a patient is subject to after-care under supervision (or, if he has not yet left hospital, is to be so subject after he leaves hospital), the responsible after-care bodies have power to impose any of the requirements specified in subsection (3) below for the purpose of securing that the patient receives the after-care services provided for him under section 117 below.
(2) In this Act "the responsible after-care bodies" , in relation to a patient, means the bodies which have (or will have) the duty under section 117 below to provide after-care services for the patient.
(3) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) above are—
- (a) that the patient reside at a specified place;
- (b) that the patient attend at specified places and times for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training; and
- (c) that access to the patient be given, at any place where the patient is residing, to the supervisor, any registered medical practitioner or any approved social worker or to any other person authorised by the supervisor.
(4) A patient subject to after-care under supervision may be taken and conveyed by, or by any person authorised by, the supervisor to any place where the patient is required to reside or to attend for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training.
(5) A person who demands—
- (a) to be given access to a patient in whose case a requirement has been imposed under subsection (3)(c) above; or
- (b) to take and convey a patient in pursuance of subsection (4) above,
shall, if asked to do so, produce some duly authenticated document to show that he is a person entitled to be given access to, or to take and convey, the patient.
Transfers from Scotland
The The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) (Transfers from Scotland) Regulations 1996 modifies this section (where relevant) as follows:
25D.[1]—(1) Where a patient is subject to after-care under supervision (or, if he has not yet left hospital, is to be so subject after he leaves hospital) (or, if he has not yet taken up residence in England or Wales, is to be so subject when he does take up residence there), the responsible after-care bodies have power to impose any of the requirements specified in subsection (3) below for the purpose of securing that the patient receives the after-care services provided for him under section 117 below.
(2) In this Act "the responsible after-care bodies" , in relation to a patient, means the bodies which have (or will have) the duty under section 117 below to provide after-care services for the patient.
(3) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) above are—
- (a) that the patient reside at a specified place;
- (b) that the patient attend at specified places and times for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training; and
- (c) that access to the patient be given, at any place where the patient is residing, to the supervisor, any registered medical practitioner or any approved social worker or to any other person authorised by the supervisor.
(4) A patient subject to after-care under supervision may be taken and conveyed by, or by any person authorised by, the supervisor to any place where the patient is required to reside or to attend for the purpose of medical treatment, occupation, education or training.
(5) A person who demands—
- (a) to be given access to a patient in whose case a requirement has been imposed under subsection (3)(c) above; or
- (b) to take and convey a patient in pursuance of subsection (4) above,
shall, if asked to do so, produce some duly authenticated document to show that he is a person entitled to be given access to, or to take and convey, the patient.