555Authorised psychiatrist may direct security patient to be transported to another designated mental health service

555 Authorised psychiatrist may direct security patient to be transported to another designated mental health service

(1) An authorised psychiatrist may make a written direction that a security patient is to be transported to another designated mental health service if—

(a) the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that this is necessary for the security patient's treatment; and

(b) the authorised psychiatrist for the designated mental health service which is to provide the treatment to the security patient approves.

(2) In determining whether the security patient is to be transported to another designated mental health service, to the extent that is reasonable in the circumstances, the authorised psychiatrist must have regard to all of the following—

(a) the security patient's views and preferences about receiving treatment at another designated mental health service and the reasons for those views and preferences, including the recovery outcomes the security patient would like to achieve;

(b) the views or preferences expressed by the security patient in the patient's advance statement of preferences;

S. 555(2)(c) amended by No. 44/2025 s. 71.

(c) the security patient's views and preferences expressed by the security patient's nominated support person;

(d) the views of a guardian of the security patient;

(e) the views of the security patient's carer, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the decision will directly affect the carer and the care relationship;

(f) the views of a parent of the security patient, if the security patient is under the age of 16 years;

(g) the views of the DFFH Secretary, if that Secretary has parental responsibility for the security patient under a relevant child protection order;

(h) the views of the Justice Secretary.