158Other persons to be notified of variation of assessment order

158 Other persons to be notified of variation of assessment order

(1) If an assessment order is varied under section 153 or a community assessment order is varied under section 155, the authorised psychiatrist who is notified of the variation, as soon as practicable after that notification, must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken—

(a) to notify the following persons of the variation—

(iii) any carer of the assessment patient, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the variation of the order will directly affect the care relationship between the carer and the patient;

(v) the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the assessment patient under a relevant child protection order; and

(2) If an inpatient assessment order is varied under section 155, an authorised psychiatrist for the responsible designated mental health service, as soon as practicable after the assessment patient is received at the service, must ensure that all reasonable steps are taken—

(a) to notify the following persons of the variation—

(iii) any carer of the assessment patient, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the variation of the order will directly affect the care relationship between the carer and the patient;

(v) the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the assessment patient under a relevant child protection order; and

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