F, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

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Mr R Pezzani (instructed by Messrs Campbell Taylor) appeared on behalf of the Claimant Miss K Olley (instructed by Treasury Solicitors) appeared on behalf of the Defendant ____________________

Dr Isweran expressed the view that further discussions were necessary to discuss the claimant's future options.

The claimant was assessed for this purpose on 29th August by Dr Ijomah, consultant psychiatrist, whose report is dated 8th September 2008. Dr Ijomah, it seems, had been able to interview the complainant on G-wing and to prepare an up-to-date assessment. He set out the history in some detail and included a list of adjudications since his placement at Stoke Heath and incidents of self-harm. In conclusion Dr Ijomah considered that the claimant was suffering from personality disorder in that:

However, he considered that the claimant was not of grave and immediate danger and that admission to a high secure hospital environment would not be in his best interests. With regard to treatability, Dr Ijomah considered the claimant to be treatable and motivated for treatment. He had engaged in previous treatments, although in the past they had been brief, and there would be a number of barriers to overcome, but his motivation "will fluctuate with external circumstances and adverse events". In relation to the kind of treatment required, Dr Ijomah said that the claimant: