# Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, Section 8: Annual report by the Secretary of State

Status: prospective

(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year, the Secretary of State—
(a) must conduct a review of any reports made under paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that were published during that year relating to the death of a patient as a result of the use of force in a mental health unit by staff who work in that unit, and
(b) may conduct a review of any other findings made during that year relating to the death of a patient as a result of the use of force in a mental health unit by staff who work in that unit.
(2) Having conducted a review under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must publish a report that includes the Secretary of State's conclusions arising from that review.
(3) The Secretary of State may delegate the conduct of a review under subsection (1) and the publication of a report under subsection (2).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) “other findings” include, in relation to the death of a patient as a result of the use of force in a mental health unit, any finding or determination that is made—
(a) by the Care Quality Commission as the result of any review or investigation conducted by the Commission, or
(b) by a relevant health organisation as the result of any investigation into a serious incident.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/27/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-units-use-of-force-act-2018/section-8
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