# Section 2 start date

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/section-2-start-date/4634>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** mha-forms\
**Created:** [13 November 2025 12:44 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/section-2-start-date/4634 "2025-11-13T12:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kemmasokol](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Kemmasokol](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Kemmasokol)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2025 12:44 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/section-2-start-date/4634/1 "2025-11-13T12:44:02Z")

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The patient for section 2 was admitted to the ward on 21/09/2025 at 20:40 hours. The AMHP signed the A2 form on 21/09/2025, but the H3 form (Part 1a) states that date of admission 21/09/2025, but it was h3 signed on 22/09/2025. So does section date start kn 21.09 or 22.09.

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**Author:** ![ZacSussex](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e8c25b/32.png) [@ZacSussex](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/ZacSussex)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2025 13:05 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/section-2-start-date/4634/2 "2025-11-13T13:05:29Z")

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On 21.09. The H3 is just an administrative form and doesn’t impact the start date of the section.