Section 4 High security psychiatric services

England and Wales

(1)

F1F2NHS England must arrange for the provision of hospital accommodation and services for persons who—

(a)

are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20), and

(b)

in the opinion of the Secretary of State require treatment under conditions of high security on account of their dangerous, violent or criminal propensities.

(2)

The hospital accommodation and services mentioned in subsection (1) are referred to in this section and paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 (NHS trusts) as “high security psychiatric services”.

(3)

High security psychiatric services may be provided F3—

(a)

only at hospital premises at which services are provided only for the persons mentioned in subsection (1)F4, and

(b)

only by a person approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.

F5(3A)

The Secretary of State may—

(a)

give directions to a person who provides high security psychiatric services about the provision by that person of those services;

(b)

give directions to NHS England about the exercise of its functions in relation to high security psychiatric services.

(4)

“Hospital premises” means—

(a)

a hospital, or

(b)

any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 4(1) substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 16(2), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F2: Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
F3: Words in s. 4(3) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 16(3)(a), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F4: S. 4(3)(b) and word inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 16(3)(b), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F5: S. 4(3A) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 16(4), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

Notes on Arrangements for the provision of certain health services

Textual amendments

F1: S. 3 cross-heading substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 13(7), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)