Contact us

• Address

  Tribunal Service, Mental Health
  PO Box 8793
  Leicester
  Leicestershire
  LE1 8BN

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• Phone

  0300 123 2201

  Online

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About

The First–tier Tribunal (Mental Health) hears applications and references for people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007).

The Tribunal is an independent judicial body that operates under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007).

Our main purpose is to review the cases of patients detained under the Mental Health Act and to direct the discharge of any patients where the statutory criteria for discharge have been satisfied.

Opening times

9am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Catchment area

This is a national helpline

Target group

General Public

Referral method

Application received by patient, hospital, nearest relative, legal representative or Secretary of State for Justice or Health referral

This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 April 2025.