# Local Authorities citing recall as an end to aftercare and a 'new' detention beginning meaning a change in RLA

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**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** aftercare\
**Created:** [1 December 2025 15:38 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/local-authorities-citing-recall-as-an-end-to-aftercare-and-a-new-detention-beginning-meaning-a-change-in-rla/4725 "2025-12-01T15:38:02Z")\
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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:** [1 December 2025 15:50 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/local-authorities-citing-recall-as-an-end-to-aftercare-and-a-new-detention-beginning-meaning-a-change-in-rla/4725/2 "2025-12-01T15:50:54Z")

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It’s not fresh in my mind but we discussed conditional discharge and CTOs in these topics:

- [Conditional discharge recall and s117 responsibility](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/conditional-discharge-recall-and-s117-responsibility/2004)
- [CTO & s117 responsibility](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/cto-s117-responsibility/1871)

I think our tentative solution was that the relevant question is whether the patient has ceased to be detained and has left hospital (the wording in s117 relied on in the _Worcestershire_ judgment) and that this is the case for CTO and conditional discharge.

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