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MH83010 - Hospital / care home staff neglecting a patient
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
Classification details
- Offence code
- MH83010
- Offence title
- Hospital / care home staff neglecting a patient
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 127(1) and (3) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 13-Mar-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 6956.