Process and Instruments of Delegation

Please find below  links to the policies regarding the Chief Psychiatrist’s Powers of Delegation and the relevant ‘Instruments of Delegation’ in respect of the following functions of the Chief Psychiatrist:

Correct as of 23 February 2021

Chief Psychiatrist Schedule of Delegations:  Change in Supervising Psychiatrist for a Community Treatment Order – section 135(2) and (3) of the Mental Health Act 2014

Chief Psychiatrist Schedule of Delegations:  Approval for Inpatient Treatment Order in General Hospital -section 61(2)(b) and section 131(4)(b) of the Mental Health Act 2014

Chief Psychiatrist Schedule of Delegations:  Approval for emergency electroconvulsive therapy – section 199(2)(c) of the Mental Health Act 2014