SCHEDULESF1F1

F1SCHEDULE A1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

Part 4Standard authorisations

Mental health assessment

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A mental health assessment is an assessment of whether the relevant person meets the mental health requirement.

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When carrying out a mental health assessment, the assessor must also—

a

consider how (if at all) the relevant person's mental health is likely to be affected by his being a detained resident, and

b

notify the best interests assessor of his conclusions.