The WLR Daily case summaries
[2024] WLR(D) 253
Family Division
Surrey Police v PC and others
[2024] EWHC 1274 (Fam)
2023 April 26; 2024 May 24
Theis J
Mental health— Practice— Deprivation of liberty— Adult appearing to suffer from mental disorder arrested, taken to police custody suite and kept there as place of safety pending availability of hospital bed for admission and detention for mental health assessment— Police making emergency application for authorisation of further deprivation of liberty on mental health grounds— Whether application to be granted— Guidance on applications seeking authorisation for deprivation of liberty in police station on mental health grounds—
Mental Health Act 1983 (c 20), ss 2, 136
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c 9), s 4A