Updated NHS "Who Pays" S117 Guidance

This paper provides an:

1. Update on the progress in reviewing the responsible commissioner ‘Who Pays’ guidance as related to persons detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act, and
2. Amendment to the NHS England ‘Who pays? Determining responsibility for payments to providers’ guidance effective from 1^st April 2016, with no retrospective impact on existing individuals in receipt of section 117 aftercare services and their commissioners.