Wiltshire Council, Regina (on The Application of) v Hertfordshire County Council: CA 22 May 2014

Dispute between two local authorities over who has responsibility under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (‘the Act’) for the aftercare of a person, originally made the subject of a hospital order with restrictions by an order of the Crown Court, who has been conditionally discharged for the second time from detention at a hospital.

Judges:

Moses, Kitchin LJJ, Bean J

Citations:

[2014] EWCA Civ 712, [2014] WLR(D) 229, [2014] PTSR 1066

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Health, Local Government

Updated: 26 May 2022; Ref: scu.525650