Mental Health Review Tribunals are independent judicial bodies that operate under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1983. A tribunal’s main purpose is to review the case of patients detained under the Mental Health Act and to direct the discharge of patients that satisfy the statutory criteria for discharge.
Our eminent extensive Expert Panel comprises of a number of hand-picked experts who are renowned within their field. For Mental Health Tribunals, we provide Psychiatric Expert Witnesses to assess and deliver a report within two weeks of the initial instruction. Our Psychiatric Expert Witnesses are also available to attend tribunals and give evidence, as required.
High numbers of people with mental health conditions or learning disabilities come into contact with the criminal justice system as perpetrators and victims. As it can often be hard to recognise individuals with mental health conditions or learning difficulties, the resource below has been produced primarily for magistrates. It is also useful for district judges, legal advisers and ushers. It provides information about some of the common characteristics of mental health conditions and learning disabilities, highlighting how members of the judiciary and court staff might deal with adult defendants with these conditions.
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With the nationwide coverage Foresight provides, our Psychiatric Expert Witnesses are also available to deliver Parole Board Assessments throughout the UK and regularly do so throughout the prison system.