— This update has information under the following headings: Published statistics; Mental Health Bill - Supervised Discharge; First Statutory Referrals to the Mental Health Tribunals; Conditional Discharge Reports; Victim Impact Statement to the Tribunal; Webinar: An Introduction to the Restricted Patient System; Contact Information. Section 37/41 restricted hospital order patients (or s45A hybrid order patients) who had previously been transferred under s48/49 before sentencing will begin to have their first referrals earlier: three years from the start of the s48/49 rather than the s37/41.
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Ministry_of_Justice,_%27Mental_Health_Casework_Section_stakeholder_update%27_(July_2025)?id=050925-2056