— "This document provides clear guidance for clinical teams on all the critical elements associated with the provision of supervised discharge by the SSJ and how it will be managed operationally. It is designed to be usable for Responsible Clinicians who are considering supervised discharge for their patient as well as for teams who are managing a supervised discharge patient in the community and reflects the differing challenges that working with these patients brings to bear." It states that "the conditions of a conditional discharge are not enforceable". This approach, in relation to DOL conditions, seems wrong: the new regime covers "conditions amounting to a deprivation of the patient's liberty", which must include detention to enforce the condition including while recall is being arranged.
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/HMPPS,_%27Supervised_discharge_guidance%27_(18_February_2026)?id=180226-2327