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DD v Durham County Council and Middlesbrough City Council

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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DD v Durham County Council and Middlesbrough City Council
   
Issue: Whether leave to bring proceedings, in accordance with s139 Mental Health Act 1983, should be given; the role of an AMHP in deciding the hospital in which a patient should be detained; whether one local authority can be responsible for an AMHP employed by another authority.
   
Court: High Court, QBD
   
Reference:   HQ11X04847
   
Neutral Citation:   [2012] EWHC 1053 (QB)
   
Judge(s): Eady J
   
Date: 24 April 2012