Part 1Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending
Public protection orders: Imposition of public protection orders
10Right to independent expert assessment
The court may, on its own initiative, direct a health assessor selected by the court to assess the respondent.
The respondent may request a health assessor selected by the respondent to assess the respondent.
A health assessor who assesses a respondent in accordance with a direction or request under this section must prepare a report that addresses the questions stated in section 9(b).
The report may also comment on the reports of health assessors that the chief executive has served on the respondent.
Where the respondent has been granted legal aid for responding to the application for the public protection order, the fees and expenses of preparing the assessment report under this section must be met out of the grant of legal aid.
Where the court directs a health assessor under this section in a case where the respondent has not been granted legal aid, the fees and expenses of preparing the assessment report must be met out of public money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.