# Restricted patient discharge guidance. Mental Health Casework Section, 'Guidance: Section 42 Discharge' (March 2022)

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/restricted-patient-discharge-guidance-mental-health-casework-section-guidance-section-42-discharge-march-2022/1805>\
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**Created:** [23 August 2023 22:20 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/restricted-patient-discharge-guidance-mental-health-casework-section-guidance-section-42-discharge-march-2022/1805 "2023-08-23T22:20:24Z")\
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— "This guidance sets out the SoS’s approach to applications for discharge under [section 42](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/S42 "S42")(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)." Very detailed guidance is given on when conditional and absolute discharge will be granted. Headings: (1) Introduction; (2) Legal Provisions; (3) Types of Restricted Patients; (4) Specific Categories of Patients; (5) Applications for Discharge; (6) Types of Discharge; (7) Lifting the Restriction Order; (8) Patient Management; (9) Victim Involvement; (10) Multi Agency Public Protection arrangements (MAPPA); Annex A - Glossary of Terms; Annex B - Standard Conditions of Discharge.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Mental\_Health\_Casework\_Section,\_%27Guidance:\_Section\_42\_Discharge%27\_(March\_2022)?id=230823-2208](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Mental_Health_Casework_Section,_%27Guidance:_Section_42_Discharge%27_(March_2022)?id=230823-2208)