# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/11.17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-11.17
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