§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Attorney-General if he will list in the Official Report the names and relevant qualifications of the members of the appeals tribunals of each of the special hospitals.
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§ The Attorney-GeneralMy noble Friend the Lord Chancellor appoints as members of a mental health review tribunal persons who are suitably qualified in accordance with the First Schedule to the Mental Health Act 1959. This provides that the Lord Chancellor shall appoint a number of persons having such legal experience as he considers suitable; that he shall, after consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint a number of persons being medical practitioners; and that he shall, after consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint a number of persons having such experience in administration, such knowledge of social services or such other qualifications or experience as he considers suitable.
The names of the members of the tribunals having jurisdiction in the areas in which the special hospitals are located are too many to list here, but a list has been placed in the Library.