Mental Health, Autism & Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Courts

Information for magistrates, district judges and court staff

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iv. Community mental health services

All courts should have some form of routine access to community mental health services to assist with information about individual defendants. Some courts will have dedicated on-site services, however not all courts will have routine access to learning disability services.

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