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F1SCHEDULE A1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

Part 5Urgent authorisations

Duty to give information about authorisation

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1

This paragraph applies if an urgent authorisation is given.

2

The managing authority of the relevant hospital or care home must take such steps as are practicable to ensure that the relevant person understands all of the following—

a

the effect of the authorisation;

b

the right to make an application to the court to exercise its jurisdiction under section 21A.

3

Those steps must be taken as soon as is practicable after the authorisation is given.

4

Those steps must include the giving of appropriate information both orally and in writing.