Mental Health Act 1983 · 1983 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 4A: Treatment of community patients not recalled to hospital
In assessing for the purposes of this Part whether he has reason to believe that a patient objects to treatment, a person shall consider all the circumstances so far as they are reasonably ascertainable, including the patient's behaviour, wishes, feelings, views, beliefs and values.
But circumstances from the past shall be considered only so far as it is still appropriate to consider them.
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