Section 11. Appendix 1 - Notifying and informing the Mental Welfare Commission - timelines for responsible medical officers
Some of the finalised forms may automatically lead to nofication, and the details are not yet determined. The MWC is based at K floor, Argyll House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9SH, telephone: 0131 222 6111, but will move to Falkirk in March 2006.
In this table, inform means 'telephone or write', whereas notify means 'in writing'.
Section | Type | Within/When | How |
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48(2) | Grant extension To STDC | 24 hours | Inform |
49(4) | Revoke STDC or extension | 7 days | Notify |
54(3) | Revoke suspension of STDC | ASAP | Inform |
74(1) | Revoke interim CTO | ASAP | Inform |
82(1) | Revoke CTO | 7 days | Notify |
87(2) | Extension of CTO | ASAP | Inform |
91 | Extension and variation of CTO | ASAP | Inform |
94/91 | Variation of CTO | ASAP | Inform |
97/91 | Recorded matter not met (copy to Tribunal) | ASAP | Notify |
127 | Suspension of CTO or interim CTO detention | 14 days | Notify |
128 | Suspension of other (community) CTO measures | 14 days | Notify |
129 | Revoke Section 127 or 128 | 14 days | Notify |
144 | Revoke CO | 7 days | Notify |
153 | Extend CO | ASAP | Inform |
157 | Extend/vary CO (copy to Tribunal) | ASAP | Inform |
160/157 | Vary CO | ASAP | Inform |
177/116 | Detention on community CO | 7 days | Notify |
177/116 | Revoke detention under community CO | 7 days | Notify |
179/127/128 | Suspension of detention or other measure of CO | 14 days | Notify |
224 | Suspension of more than 28 days for CO, TO, restriction, hospital direction | 14 days | Notify |
225 | Revoke Section 224 suspension | 14 days | Notify |
243 | Urgent medical treatment | 7 days | Notify |
248 | Report on NMD or ECT | After treatment | Notify |
310 | Absconding | To be decided | Notify |