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Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2021: Amendment: Law Drafting Instructions

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A decision made on 30 March 2021

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2021-0016

Decision Summary Title:

Health and Social Services – Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018 – amendment

Date of Decision Summary:

25 March 2021

Decision Summary Author:

 

Mental Health Law Administrator

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

 

People Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018 law drafting instructions

Date of Written Report:

25 March 2021

Written Report Authors:

Mental Health Law Administrator

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Health and Social Services – Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018 – amendment.

 

Decision(s): The Minister authorised officials to submit law drafting instructions for preparation of the necessary amendments to the 2018 Order (as explained further in the attached report) to the Legislative Drafting Office, and to undertake all other actions associated with the proposed amendment to the 2018 Order.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

The amendment is required to the Order, following consultation with members of the Judicial Greffe, Mental Health Review Tribunal and Health & Community Services.

 

The amendment will impose a requirement that for Approved Practitioners to be appointed to the Mental Health Review Tribunal, they will be required to have completed the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 Approved Practitioner Training Programme, for future appointments only.

 

It is intended that this new requirement in the Order will put beyond doubt the expected standard of training for practitioners to be appointed as medical members.

Resource Implications: None

 

Action required: The instructions to be sent to the Legislative Drafting Office requesting that the necessary amendments to the 2018 Order are prepared.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:                

                                 2021

 

Date of Decision: (if different from date signed).

 

 

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