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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Compulsory care and rehabilitation of prisoners and former special patients - Assessment of prisoners and former special patients

30: Matters to be stated in application

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"What to include when asking for an intellectual disability assessment"

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When you make an application under section 29, it must be in writing. You need to say why you think the person being assessed has an intellectual disability. Your application must include these details, as stated in the section 29 application process.

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30Matters to be stated in application

  1. An application under section 29 must be in writing, and must set out the applicant's reasons for believing that the person to be assessed has an intellectual disability.