Issue - decisions
Mental health Act 1983 - Discharge from Guardianship by Wirral Council
08/12/2009 - Mental Health Act 1983 - Discharge from Guardianship by Wirral Council
The Director of Adult Social Service presented a report which examined the need for the Council to have a Panel of Members which would allow the Local Social Services Authority to use its power to discharge service-users under Section 23 (4) Mental Health Act 1983 who were subject to Guardianship under Section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
RESOLVED - That
(1) a Panel of three or more Members be set up to hear requests to discharge service-users, subject to Guardianship upon the application of a professional responsible for their care; and
(2) Panel members be appointed from those who currently sit on the Health and Well-Being Overview and Scrutiny Committee.