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F1SCHEDULE A1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty
Part 3The qualifying requirements
The best interests requirement
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The relevant person meets the best interests requirement if all of the following conditions are met.
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The first condition is that the relevant person is, or is to be, a detained resident.
3
The second condition is that it is in the best interests of the relevant person for him to be a detained resident.
4
The third condition is that, in order to prevent harm to the relevant person, it is necessary for him to be a detained resident.
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The fourth condition is that it is a proportionate response to—
a
the likelihood of the relevant person suffering harm, and
b
the seriousness of that harm,
for him to be a detained resident.