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R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
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If a person who had been detained under s3 Mental Health Act 1983 was placed in a different area as part of an after-care package provided for them under s117 of the 1983 Act, did that change their ordinary residence and who was responsible for after-care services if they were again detained and then discharged and left hospital? |
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| Court: |
Supreme Court |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2023] UKSC 31 |
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| Judge(s): |
Lord Reed (President), Lords Hamblen, Leggatt, Burrows and Richards |
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| Date: |
45148 |