Guidance

Discharge conditions that amount to a deprivation of liberty

This is the Mental Health Casework Section Guidance on the discharge of restricted patients.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service
• Published: 15 January 2019

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Discharge conditions that amount to deprivation of liberty

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This document sets out the Secretary of State’s position on the discharge of restricted patients on conditions that involve a deprivation of liberty, following the decision of the Supreme Court in The Secretary of State for Justice v MM [2018] UKSC 60 which was handed down on 28 November 2018.

Published 15 January 2019