DB v 1) Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 2) Secretary of State for Justice: [2026] UKUT 57 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 05 February 2026.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published
2 March 2026
Categories:
Mental health
Judges:
Jacobs, E
Decision date:
5 February 2026

Read the full decision in UA-2025-001046-HM.

Judicial Summary

Restricted patient – application for conditional discharge – patient willing to remain in the hospital on informal basis – permissible - M v Secretary of State for Justice [2019] AC 712 at [20] explained.

Updates to this page

Published 2 March 2026