This field contains a code that allocates the legal status of a patient to one of eight groups. (An aggregation of legal status of a patient on admission, leglcat.)

The Legal group of patient (legalgpa) field contains sensitive data. Access to it requires the approval of the Security and Confidentiality Advisory Group (SCAG).

0 = Not formally detained (Leglcat is 01 or spaces)

1 = Formally detained under Part II, Sections 2 to 34 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Leglcat is 02 to 06, or 2 to 6)

2 = Formally detained under Part III, Sections 35 to 55 of the Mental Health Act 1983, or previous legislation (Leglcat is 07 to18, 30 to 32, 34 or 7 to 9)

3 = Formally detained under Part X, Sections 131 to 149 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Leglcat is 19 or 20)

4 = Supervised discharge under the Mental Health Act 1995 (Leglcat is 33)

5 = Guardianship (Sections 7 & 37) under the Mental Health Act 1983 (Leglcat is 35 or 36)

Not applicable = ie home births/deliveries where epitype is 5 or 6

Not known = any other value for leglcat