Hi im just wondering about a section 2 last Friday 2 doctors and a amhp came out now they are wanting to send my son to a hospital tomorrow i dont agree with the decision and im going to apply to discharge. What im wondering is what happens if i dont allow them inside to take him

You do need to be very careful here because it is a criminal offence to obstruct an AMHP in the course of their duty so whatever you do, you need to ensure you don’t open yourself up to arrest by the police. If you decide to literally not open the door, the AMHP can obtain a warrant from a Magistra…

S.129 Mental health act (1983) obstruction of an AMHP is a criminal offence. We normally apply for a s.135 (1) warrant to enter a private dwelling if owner doesn’t give consent. We can also put a safeguarding alert against you. We can also consider a displacement under s.29 of nearest relative if…

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Refusing entry to prevent 15-year-old being taken to hospital under section 2

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