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Mental Health Bill [Lords]

I beg to move amendment No. 70, page 5, line 37, at end insert— ‘(aa) in subsection (3)— (i) after paragraph (a) insert— ““(aa) to arrange for the patient to be examined by the registered medical practitioner or chartered clinical psychologist who has been professionally concerned with the medical treatment of the patient; or if no such practitioner is available, a registered medical practitioner or chartered clinical psychologist who is an approved clinician; and,”” (ii) in paragraph (b), for ““if it appears to him that the conditions set out in subsection (4) are satisfied, to”” substitute ““if the responsible clinician and the medical practitioner or chartered clinical psychologist (as the case may be) agree that the requirements of subsection (4) are satisfied, the responsible clinician shall””’.