# Start date of CTO after renewal

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/start-date-of-cto-after-renewal/4759>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** cto\
**Created:** [5 December 2025 16:16 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/start-date-of-cto-after-renewal/4759 "2025-12-05T16:16:26Z")\
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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:** [5 December 2025 16:16 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/start-date-of-cto-after-renewal/4759/1 "2025-12-05T16:16:27Z")

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My client was placed on a Community Treatment Order (Section 17A) on 10 December 2024. The CTO was due to expire at midnight on 9 June 2025 (six months), but it was renewed on 3 June 2025. Does the original start date(10/12/24) change, or does it remain the same? Does the renewal period start from 10 June 2025 or from 3 June 2025?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Rook](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Richard\_Rook](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Richard_Rook)\
**Post date:** [5 December 2025 19:57 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/start-date-of-cto-after-renewal/4759/2 "2025-12-05T19:57:01Z")

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The original date doesn’t change. The six month extension starts from when the CTO would otherwise have expired - so in this case 10 June. See section 20A(3) of the Act.