Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
542Application to Mental Health Tribunal in relation to security patient subject to court secure treatment order
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542 Application to Mental Health Tribunal in relation to security patient subject to court secure treatment order
(1) A security patient who is subject to a court secure treatment order may apply to the Mental Health Tribunal to conduct a hearing and determine whether the criteria set out in section 94B(1)(c) of the Sentencing Act 1991 currently apply to the patient.
(2) The following persons may apply to the Mental Health Tribunal on behalf of a security patient who is subject to a court secure treatment order to conduct a hearing and determine whether the criteria set out in section 94B(1)(c) of the Sentencing Act 1991 currently apply to the security patient—
(c) a parent of the security patient, if the security patient is under the age of 16 years;
(d) the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the security patient under a relevant child protection order.