The Last Page Medicine, Science and the Law 2014, Vol. 54(3) 185 ! The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0025802414525111 msl.sagepub.com
The Last Page Answers to questions from issue 54(2)
A1: Criteria Court must consider all the circumstances, including: the nature of the offence; the character and antecedents of the offender; the risk of him committing further offences if set at liberty; whether a restriction order is necessary to protect the public from serious harm.
A2: Procedural requirements
Mental Health Act 1983. The evidence of one of the two doctors supporting the hospital order must be given orally.1,2 References 1. Prins H. Fire-raising, its motivation and management. London: Routledge, 1994. 2. Dickens GL, Sugarman PA and Gannon TA (eds) Firesetting and mental health. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2012.
The medical evidence of two doctors is required, one of whom must be approved under Section 12 of the
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The Last Page Answers to questions from issue 54(2)
A1: Criteria Court must consider all the circumstances, including: the nature of the offence; the character and antecedents of the offender; the risk of him committing further offences if set at liberty; whether a restriction order is necessary to protect the public from serious harm.
A2: Procedural requirements
Mental Health Act 1983. The evidence of one of the two doctors supporting the hospital order must be given orally.1,2 References 1. Prins H. Fire-raising, its motivation and management. London: Routledge, 1994. 2. Dickens GL, Sugarman PA and Gannon TA (eds) Firesetting and mental health. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2012.
The medical evidence of two doctors is required, one of whom must be approved under Section 12 of the
Downloaded from msl.sagepub.com at University of Otago Library on March 14, 2015
