(Scotland) A move to supervised community care by a detained patient first requires a finding by a psychiatrist that detention is no longer necessary, but a report to that effect is not sufficient to allow requirement to release as such.
Judges:
Slynn, Lloyd, Hoffmann, Hope, Hutton LL
Citations:
Times 07-Dec-1998, [1998] UKHL 54, 1999 SCLR 67, 1999 SLT 219, 1998 GWD 40-2074, 1999 SC (HL) 1
Links:
Statutes:
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 Part V
Health, Scotland
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.82652
