# Withdrawal and reinstatement

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/withdrawal-and-reinstatement/4816>\
**Category:** Mental Health Tribunal\
**Created:** [10 December 2025 23:54 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/withdrawal-and-reinstatement/4816 "2025-12-10T23:54:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [10 December 2025 23:54 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/withdrawal-and-reinstatement/4816/1 "2025-12-10T23:54:24Z")

</div>

If someone made an application to withdraw their application from the tribunal two weeks before the hearing, consent to the withdrawal would be in accordance with Rule 17(2). If they now want to reinstate the application, do they have 28 days to do so, or how does it work?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Desi](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Desi](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Desi)\
**Post date:** [11 December 2025 09:52 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/withdrawal-and-reinstatement/4816/2 "2025-12-11T09:52:59Z")

</div>

> **[Reinstatement (MHT)](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Reinstatement_(MHT))**