# Nearest Relative - attendance at Tribunal

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/nearest-relative-attendance-at-tribunal/1422>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** nr\
**Created:** [5 January 2023 09:07 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/nearest-relative-attendance-at-tribunal/1422 "2023-01-05T09:07:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rob\_Beech](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rob\_Beech](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Rob_Beech)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2023 09:07 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/nearest-relative-attendance-at-tribunal/1422/1 "2023-01-05T09:07:29Z")

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Client applies for Tribunal and ticks the box on the application ‘object to N/R being informed’

N/R attendance request is received which client says he is not happy with and obviously a response is sent saying he doesn’t want them to attend.

Tribunal Judge indicates by preliminary email that N/R should be available in case they decide they wish to hear from them.

N/R isn’t a party to the proceedings and views already incorporated into the social circumstances report.

Thoughts if the Tribunal for some reason decide they want to hear from the N/R?

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**Author:** ![Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/joolsleeds/32/56_2.png) [@Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Joolsleeds)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2023 11:34 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/nearest-relative-attendance-at-tribunal/1422/2 "2023-01-05T11:34:34Z")

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How do you know the NR views are accurately or fully described in the social circumstances report (presumably they didn’t write the report)?

Are they potential carers? / vulnerable?