Section 72 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (powers of tribunals) is amended as follows.
In subsection (3)(a), for the words from “he” to “guardianship” substitute—
(i)the patient be granted leave of absence; (ii) the patient be transferred to another hospital or into guardianship; or (iii) the responsible after-care bodies make plans for the provision of after-care services for the patient;
After subsection (7) insert—
(8)In this section— “after-care services” means after-care services provided or arranged under section 117; “the responsible after-care bodies”, in relation to a patient, means the bodies that will have the duty under section 117 to provide after-care services for the patient.