Management of Supervision and Treatment Orders Guidance for Health and Social Care Staff

This provides guidance for those in Health and Social Care who may be involved in the implementation of a Supervision and Treatment Order (STO). STOs have been available to the Courts since 1996 where a defendant is found to be unfit to be tried (Art 49 of the 1986 Order) but a jury has determined that the person did the act or made the omission charged against him (Art 49A) or where a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity (Art 50) is recorded