Mental Health Act 20266
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Bringing of child other than child subject of involuntary admission order to registered acute mental health centre | ||
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78. (1) Where a child is to be admitted to a registered acute mental health centre under section 62 or 64 and his or her relevant carer is unable to arrange to bring the child to the registered acute mental health centre, the relevant carer shall request— | ||
(a) the clinical director of the registered acute mental health centre which the child is to be admitted to, or | ||
(b) a consultant psychiatrist acting on that clinical director’s behalf, | ||
to arrange for the child concerned to be brought to the registered acute mental health centre. | ||
(2) A person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) shall arrange for the child referred to in that subsection to be brought to the registered acute mental health centre by members of the staff of the centre or a service provider as soon as practicable. |