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After section 132 insert—
“132A
Duty of managers of hospitals to give information to community
patients
(1)
The managers of the responsible hospital shall take such steps as are
practicable to ensure that a community patient understands—
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(a)
the effect of the provisions of this Act applying to community
patients; and
(b)
what rights of applying to a Mental Health Review Tribunal
are available to him in that capacity;

and those steps shall be taken as soon as practicable after the patient
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becomes a community patient.
(2)
The steps to be taken under subsection (1) above shall include giving
the requisite information both orally and in writing.
(3)
The managers of the responsible hospital shall, except where the
community patient otherwise requests, take such steps as are
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practicable to furnish the person (if any) appearing to them to be his
nearest relative with a copy of any information given to him in
writing under subsection (1) above; and those steps shall be taken
when the information is given to the patient or within a reasonable
time thereafter.”
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In section 133 (duty of managers of hospitals to inform nearest relatives of
discharge), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)
The reference in subsection (1) above to a patient who is to be
discharged includes a patient who is to be discharged from hospital
under section 17A above.
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(1B)
Subsection (1) above shall also apply in a case where a community
patient is discharged under section 23 or 72 above (otherwise than by
virtue of an order for discharge made by his nearest relative), but
with the reference in that subsection to the managers of the hospital
or registered establishment being read as a reference to the managers
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of the responsible hospital.”
Retaking of patients escaping from custody
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In section 138 (retaking of patients escaping from custody), in subsection
(1)(b) after “under this Act,” insert “or a community patient who was
recalled to hospital under section 17E above,”.
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Members of Parliament suffering from mental disorder
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In section 141 (Members of Parliament suffering from mental disorder), after
subsection (6B) (inserted by Schedule 1 to this Act) insert—
“(6C)
References in this section to a member who is authorised to be
detained shall not include a member who is a community patient
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(whether or not he is recalled to hospital under section 17E above).”
Interpretation
34    (1)
Section 145 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

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      (2)
In subsection (1), in the definition of “absent without leave”, after “related
expressions” insert “(including expressions relating to a patient’s liability to
be returned to a hospital or other place)”.
      (3)
In that subsection, at the appropriate places insert—
““community patient” has the meaning given in section 17A
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above;”
““community treatment order” and “the community treatment
order” have the meanings given in section 17A above;”
““the community treatment period” has the meaning given in
section 20A above;”
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““the responsible hospital” has the meaning given in section
17A above;”.
      (4)
In subsection (3), after “guardianship” insert “or a community patient”.
Extent
35    (1)
In section 146 (application to Scotland), omit the words from “128” to
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“guardianship)”.
      (2)
This paragraph does not extend to Scotland.
Application of certain provisions to patients concerned in criminal proceedings
36    (1)
In Schedule 1 (application of certain provisions to patients subject to hospital
and guardianship orders), Part 1 (patients not subject to special restrictions)
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is amended as follows.
      (2)
In paragraph 1, after “17” insert “to 17C, 17E, 17F, 20A”.
      (3)
In paragraph 2—
(a)
for “18, 19, 20” substitute “17D, 17G, 18 to 20, 20B”, and
(b)
for “paragraphs 3” substitute “paragraphs 2A”.
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      (4)
After paragraph 2 insert—
“2A
In section 17D(2)(a) for the reference to section 6(2) above there
shall be substituted a reference to section 40(1)(b) below.
2B
In section 17G—
(a)
in subsection (2) for the reference to section 6(2) above
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there shall be substituted a reference to section 40(1)(b)
below;
(b)
in subsection (4) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be
substituted the words “the order or direction under Part 3
of this Act in respect of him were an order or direction for
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his admission or removal to that other hospital”; and
(c)
in subsection (5) for the words from “the patient” to the
end there shall be substituted the words “the date of the
relevant order or direction under Part 3 of this Act were the
date on which the community treatment order is
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revoked”.”
      (5)
After paragraph 5 insert—
“5A
In section 19A(2), paragraph (b) shall be omitted.”

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      (6)
After paragraph 6 insert—
“6A
In section 20B(1), for the reference to the application for admission
for treatment there shall be substituted a reference to the order or
direction under Part 3 of this Act by virtue of which the patient is
liable to be detained.”
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      (7)
In paragraph 8(b), for “and (b)” substitute “to (c)”.
37    (1)
Part 2 of that Schedule (patients subject to special restrictions) is amended as
follows.
      (2)
In paragraph 2, for “17 to 19” substitute “17, 18, 19”.
      (3)
For paragraph 6 substitute—
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“6
In section 22, subsections (1) and (5) shall not apply.”
Schedule 4
Section 29

Supervised community treatment: amendments to other Acts
Administration of Justice Act 1960
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After section 5 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 (c. 65) insert—
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“5A
Power to order continuation of community treatment order
(1)
Where the defendant in any proceedings from which an appeal lies
under section 1 of this Act would, but for the decision of the court
below, be liable to recall, and immediately after that decision the
prosecutor is granted, or gives notice that he intends to apply for,
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leave to appeal, the court may make an order under this section.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a person is liable to recall if he is
subject to a community treatment order (within the meaning of the
Mental Health Act 1983) and, when that order was made, he was
liable to be detained in pursuance of an order or direction under Part
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3 of that Act.
(3)
An order under this section is an order providing for the
continuation of the community treatment order and the order or
direction under Part 3 of that Act so long as any appeal under section
1 of this Act is pending.
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(4)
Where the court makes an order under this section, the provisions of
the Mental Health Act 1983 with respect to persons liable to recall
(including provisions as to the extension of the community treatment
period, the removal or discharge of community patients, the
revocation of community treatment orders and the re-detention of
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patients following revocation) shall apply accordingly.
(5)
An order under this section shall (unless the appeal has previously
been disposed of) cease to have effect at the expiration of the period
for which the defendant would, but for the decision of the court
below, have been—
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(a)
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(b)
where the community treatment order is revoked, liable to be
detained in pursuance of the order or direction under Part 3
of the Mental Health Act 1983.
(6)
Where the court below has power to make an order under this
section, and either no such order is made or the defendant is
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discharged by virtue of subsection (4) or (5) of this section before the
appeal is disposed of, the defendant shall not be liable to be again
detained as the result of the decision of the Supreme Court on the
appeal.”
Criminal Appeal Act 1968
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2     (1)
The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In section 8 (supplementary provisions as to retrial), after subsection (3A)
insert—
“(3B)
If the person ordered to be retried—
(a)
was liable to be detained in pursuance of an order or
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direction under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983;
(b)
was then made subject to a community treatment order
(within the meaning of that Act); and
(c)
was subject to that community treatment order immediately
before the determination of his appeal,
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the order or direction under Part 3 of that Act and the community
treatment order shall continue in force pending the retrial as if the
appeal had not been allowed, and any order made by the Court of
Appeal under this section for his release on bail shall have effect
subject to the community treatment order.”
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      (3)
After section 37 insert—
“37A
Continuation of community treatment order on appeal by the Crown
(1)
The following provisions apply where, immediately after a decision
of the Court of Appeal from which an appeal lies to the Supreme
Court, the prosecutor is granted, or gives notice that he intends to
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apply for, leave to appeal.
(2)
If, but for the decision of the Court of Appeal, the defendant would
be liable to recall, the Court of Appeal may make an order under this
section.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, a person is liable to recall if he is
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subject to a community treatment order (within the meaning of the
Mental Health Act 1983) and, when that order was made, he was
liable to be detained in pursuance of an order or direction under Part
3 of that Act.
(4)
An order under this section is an order providing for the
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continuation of the community treatment order and the order or
direction under Part 3 of that Act so long as an appeal to the Supreme
Court is pending.
(5)
Where an order is made under this section the provisions of the
Mental Health Act 1983 with respect to persons liable to recall
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period, the removal or discharge of community patients, the
revocation of community treatment orders and the re-detention of
patients following revocation) shall apply accordingly.
(6)
An order under this section shall (unless the appeal has previously
been disposed of) cease to have effect at the expiration of the period
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for which the defendant would, but for the decision of the Court of
Appeal, have been—
(a)
liable to recall; or
(b)
where the community treatment order is revoked, liable to be
detained in pursuance of the order or direction under Part 3
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of the Mental Health Act 1983.
(7)
Where the Court of Appeal have power to make an order under this
section, and either no such order is made or the defendant is
discharged, by virtue of subsection (5) or (6) of this section, before the
appeal is disposed of, the defendant shall not be liable to be again
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detained as the result of the decision of the Supreme Court on the
appeal.”
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968
3     (1)
The Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In section 20 (implementation of authority for retrial etc), after subsection (4)
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insert—
“(4A)
Where retrial is authorised in the case of a person who—
(a)
was liable to be detained in pursuance of an order or
direction under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983;
(b)
was then made subject to a community treatment order
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(within the meaning of that Act); and
(c)
was subject to that community treatment order immediately
before the date of the authorisation,

the order or direction under Part 3 of that Act and the community
treatment order shall continue in force until the relevant time (as
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defined in subsection (3A)) as if his conviction had not been quashed.
(4B)
An order under subsection (1E)(a) is of no effect in relation to a
person for so long as he is subject to a community treatment order.”
      (3)
In section 43 (detention of accused), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)
The relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 with respect
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to community treatment orders (within the meaning of that Act)
shall also apply for the purposes of subsection (3).”
      (4)
After that section insert—
“43A
Continuation of community treatment order
(1)
The Appeal Court may make an order under this section where—
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(a)
but for the decision of the Appeal Court, the accused would
be liable to recall; and
(b)
immediately after that decision, the Director of Service
Prosecutions is granted leave to appeal or gives notice that he
intends to apply for leave to appeal.
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(2)
For the purposes of this section, a person is liable to recall if he is
subject to a community treatment order (within the meaning of the
Mental Health Act 1983) and, when that order was made, he was
liable to be detained in pursuance of an order or direction under Part
3 of that Act.
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(3)
An order under this section is an order providing for the
continuation of the community treatment order and the order or
direction under Part 3 of that Act so long as any appeal to the
Supreme Court is pending.
(4)
Where the Appeal Court makes an order under this section, the
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relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 with respect to
persons liable to recall (including provisions as to the extension of
the community treatment period, the removal or discharge of
community patients, the revocation of community treatment orders
and the re-detention of patients following revocation) shall apply
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accordingly.
(5)
An order under this section shall (unless the appeal has been
previously disposed of) cease to have effect at the end of the period
for which the accused would, but for the decision of the Appeal
Court, have been—
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(a)
liable to recall; or
(b)
where the community treatment order is revoked, liable to be
detained in pursuance of the order or direction under Part 3
of the Mental Health Act 1983.
(6)
Where the Appeal Court has power to make an order under this
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section and either no such order is made or the accused is discharged
by virtue of subsection (4) or (5) above before the appeal is disposed
of, the accused shall not be liable to be again detained as a result of
the decision of the Supreme Court on the appeal.”
Juries Act 1974
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In Schedule 1 to the Juries Act 1974 (c. 23) (mentally disordered persons and
persons disqualified from serving), at the end of paragraph 2 insert “or
subject to a community treatment order under section 17A of that Act”.
Schedule 5
Section 36

Cross-border arrangements
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Part 1
Amendments to Part 6 of 1983 Act
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Part 6 of the 1983 Act is amended as set out in this Part of this Schedule.
Transfer of patients: Scotland
2
In section 80 (removal of patients to Scotland) (the cross-heading
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subsection (1), omit the words “or subject to guardianship” and the words
“or, as the case may be, for receiving him into guardianship”.
3     (1)
After that section insert—
“80ZA
Transfer of responsibility for community patients to Scotland
(1)
If it appears to the appropriate national authority, in the case of a
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community patient, that the conditions mentioned in subsection (2)
below are met, the authority may authorise the transfer of
responsibility for him to Scotland.
(2)
The conditions are—
(a)
a transfer under this section is in the patient’s interests; and
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(b)
arrangements have been made for dealing with him under
enactments in force in Scotland corresponding or similar to
those relating to community patients in this Act.
(3)
The appropriate national authority may not act under subsection (1)
above while the patient is recalled to hospital under section 17E
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above.
(4)
In this section, “the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)
in relation to a community patient in respect of whom the
responsible hospital is in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)
in relation to a community patient in respect of whom the
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responsible hospital is in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”
      (2)
This paragraph does not extend to Scotland.
4     (1)
After section 80A (the title to which becomes “Transfer of responsibility for
conditionally discharged patients to Scotland”) insert—
“80B
Removal of detained patients from Scotland
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(1)
This section applies to a patient if—
(a)
he is removed to England and Wales under regulations made
under section 290(1)(a) of the Mental Health (Care and
Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”);
(b)
immediately before his removal, his detention in hospital
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was authorised by virtue of that Act or the Criminal
Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; and
(c)
on his removal, he is admitted to a hospital in England or
Wales.
(2)
He shall be treated as if, on the date of his admission to the hospital,
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he had been so admitted in pursuance of an application made, or an
order or direction made or given, on that date under the enactment
in force in England and Wales which most closely corresponds to the
enactment by virtue of which his detention in hospital was
authorised immediately before his removal.
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(3)
If, immediately before his removal, he was subject to a measure
under any enactment in force in Scotland restricting his discharge, he
shall be treated as if he were subject to an order or direction under
the enactment in force in England and Wales which most closely
corresponds to that enactment.
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