Guidance
Information for nearest relatives 鈥� Mental Health Tribunal (T117)
Find out who can be a patient鈥檚 'nearest relative', what their role is, and what happens at the tribunal.
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Use this guidance if you think you might be a patient鈥檚 nearest relative (a legal term) in a First-tier Tribunal 鈥� Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) hearing.
The guidance explains:
- who is the patient鈥檚 nearest relative (it鈥檚 not always the next of kin)
- the nearest relative鈥檚 role
- what a tribunal is
- who is on a tribunal and what they do
- what happens during and after a Mental Health Tribunal hearing
- how to claim your expenses
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Published 1 November 2014
Last updated 16 August 2023
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