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Re MK: Deprivation of Liberty and Tier 4 Beds

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Re MK: Deprivation of Liberty and Tier 4 Beds
   
Issue: Whether the court should authorise the detention in a general paediatric ward of a child at risk of self-harm and death who met the criteria for detention under s2 Mental Health Act 1983 but was refused a bed in a closed unit because it was thought to be counter-therapeutic; the impact of Art 2 ECHR.
   
Court: High Court, Family Division
   
Reference:   FD24C40475
   
Neutral Citation:   [2024] EWHC 1553 (Fam)
   
Judge(s): Lieven J
   
Date: 45436