The jurisdiction with respect to restricted patients of the Tribunal was to decide whether the Act allowed the patient to be discharged or re-classified. Questions about the transfer of patients to other less secure facilities were not part of the tribunals jurisdiction, and it could not adjourn for consideration of such an option.
Citations:
Times 20-Feb-2001
Statutes:
Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1983 (1983 No 942) 16(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.88557
