# Completion of H3

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/completion-of-h3/1049>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** mha-forms\
**Created:** [7 July 2022 10:27 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/completion-of-h3/1049 "2022-07-07T10:27:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saralou50](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Saralou50](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Saralou50)\
**Post date:** [7 July 2022 10:27 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/completion-of-h3/1049/1 "2022-07-07T10:27:26Z")

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We currently have an SLA with our local acute hospital. It has come to light that a patient was detained on a section 2 in 2018 - only now has the mental health legislation team been informed. A [H3](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Form_H3:_Sections_2,_3_and_4_-_record_of_detention_in_hospital) was never completed by the acute trust - would this invalidate the section ?

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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [7 July 2022 18:46 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/completion-of-h3/1049/2 "2022-07-07T18:46:28Z")

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This was mentioned in passing in another topic:

> [@When is a P "admitted" under s.2 MHA?](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/when-is-a-p-admitted-under-s-2-mha/668/4):
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> I have always seen the record of detention as an admin and not a legal form

I don’t think the missing H3 affects the lawfulness of the detention.