Rule 11.17 Hospital orders or guardianship orders under the Mental Health Act 1983
(1)
Where the court makes a hospital order under the Mental Health Act 1983, the court officer must—
(a)
send to the hospital any information which will be of assistance in dealing with the patient; and
(b)
inform the persons directed by the court to be informed about when the patient is being transferred to hospital.
(2)
Where the court makes a guardianship order under the Mental Health Act 1983, the court officer must send any information which will be of assistance in dealing with the patient to—
(a)
the patient's guardian; and
(b)
where the guardian is a person other than the local services authority, the local services authority.
Notes on Part 11
Textual amendments
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Words in Pt. 11 heading inserted (17.7.2015) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1420), rules 1(2), 3