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Mental Health Act 2015
71Treatment etc to be explained—community care order
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71 Treatment etc to be explained—community care order (1) Before treatment, care or support is given to a person under a community care order, the care coordinator must ensure that the nature and effects (including any side effects) of the treatment, care or support are explained to the person.