# Aftercare and ICBs. NHS England, 'The effect of the Worcestershire decision on section 117 aftercare duty' (undated, late 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** MHLO updates\ **Created:** [30 January 2024 19:14 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/aftercare-and-icbs-nhs-england-the-effect-of-the-worcestershire-decision-on-section-117-aftercare-duty-undated-late-2023/2202 "2024-01-30T19:14:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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— This guidance is part of NHS England's "Who Pays?" page (which mainly relates to the guidance document) and begins: "The position under the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Responsibilities Regulations, under which the originating ICB retains responsibility for care during subsequent detentions, even if the patient moves to a different part of the country, is not affected by the Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of R (on the application of Worcestershire County Council) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care concerning which local authority was responsible for the provision of aftercare under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983." * * * Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/NHS\_England,\_%27The\_effect\_of\_the\_Worcestershire\_decision\_on\_section\_117\_aftercare\_duty%27\_(undated,\_late\_2023)?id=300124-1900](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/NHS_England,_%27The_effect_of_the_Worcestershire_decision_on_section_117_aftercare_duty%27_(undated,_late_2023)?id=300124-1900)