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Detained resident

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Detained resident

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Mental Capacity Act 2005, Schedule A1, Part 2

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“Detained resident” means a person detained in a hospital or care home--for the purpose of being given care or treatment--in circumstances which amount to deprivation of the person's liberty.
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