# Evidence of mental disorder required for s2 detention

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/evidence-of-mental-disorder-required-for-s2-detention/1321>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Created:** [31 October 2022 16:57 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/evidence-of-mental-disorder-required-for-s2-detention/1321 "2022-10-31T16:57:27Z")\
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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:** [21 November 2022 14:52 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/evidence-of-mental-disorder-required-for-s2-detention/1321/10 "2022-11-21T14:52:25Z")

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“Today it is difficult to come to a definitive conclusion whether X is suffering from a mental health condition” on its own does sound quite ambivalent but, as you said at one point, we don’t have all the facts (and I have to admit that I haven’t followed every twist and turn of the discussion). You asked [on another topic](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/legal-opinion/1340) for a legal opinion, and it would definitely make sense to speak in person to a solicitor who could obtain all the relevant information – I’ll reply to that topic with some ideas about who to contact.

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