Form

Submit a request for a section 47 or section 48 patient to be returned (remitted)

Complete this form before returning (remitting) a restricted patient from hospital to a prison or secure establishment.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Report for returning section 47 or 48 prisoners to prison

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Details

This form should be filled in by the clinician who’s responsible for the care of the section 47/49 or section 48/49 restricted patient.

You must complete it before the patient can be returned to prison or other secure institution.

Email the completed document to: MHCSMailbox@justice.gov.uk

Published 27 February 2011
Last updated 2 August 2019 + show all updates
  1. updated email address for submissions

  2. Updated instructions for sending completed forms

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