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Re MK: Deprivation of Liberty and Tier 4 Beds | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the court should authorise the detention in a general paediatric ward of a child at risk of self-harm and death who met the criteria for detention under s2 Mental Health Act 1983 but was refused a bed in a closed unit because it was thought to be counter-therapeutic; the impact of Art 2 ECHR. | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, Family Division | 
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| Reference:    | 
FD24C40475 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2024] EWHC 1553 (Fam) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lieven J | 
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| Date:  | 
45436 |