# Lawfulness of earlier first statutory referrals by the MOJ (and the relevance of the change in status cases)

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**Category:** Mental Health Tribunal\
**Tags:** referral, status-change\
**Created:** [6 September 2025 20:07 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/lawfulness-of-earlier-first-statutory-referrals-by-the-moj-and-the-relevance-of-the-change-in-status-cases/4181 "2025-09-06T20:07:23Z")\
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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:** [6 December 2025 00:03 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/lawfulness-of-earlier-first-statutory-referrals-by-the-moj-and-the-relevance-of-the-change-in-status-cases/4181/11 "2025-12-06T00:03:28Z")

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