Regina (on the Application of E) v Ashworth Hospital Authority: Admn 19 Dec 2001

The applicant had been detained under the Act. He sought to be allowed to wear women’s clothing.
Held: There is an implied power for hospital authorities to exercise control over what inmates wore. Here, the power was being exercised for both the purpose of detention and treatment. The decision to impose the restrictions was a rational one.
Times 17-Jan-2002, [2001] EWHC Admin 1089
Bailii
Mental Health Act 1983
England and Wales

Updated: 26 October 2021; Ref: scu.167371