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R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
   
Issue: 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?
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2021/06810
   
Neutral Citation:   [2021] EWCA Civ 1957
   
Judge(s): Coulson, Carr and William Davis LJJ
   
Date: 44552