Mental Health Review Tribunal (England And Wales)
The Mental Health Review Tribunal consists of two distinct bodies, within a single non-departmental public body, which exist to protect the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales in the United Kingdom. Essentially, it provides for consideration of appeals against detention in hospital made by people thus detained.
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