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10 April 2006

Module 6: Admission & Treatment of a Child

When the HSE goes to court to apply for the detention of a child in an Approved Centre will the parents/guardians of the child have the right to free legal representation?

There is no provision in the Mental Health Act, 2001 to provide legal representation to the parents of a child who is the subject of an application to a District Court for an involuntary admission to an approved centre.