SLL v (1) Priory Health Care and (2) Secretary of State for Justice: [2019] UKUT 323 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 18 October 2019.

Read the full decision in HMW/273/2019.

Judicial Summary

Mental Health – Restricted Patient – where at least one of s.72(1)(b) criteria not met what is proper test for deciding whether the discharge should be absolute or conditional? What factors must the Tribunal consider when assessing whether it is “appropriate” for the patient to continue to be liable to recall to hospital for further treatment?

Decision selected for reporting as [2020] AACR 12

Published 27 November 2019