Guardianship Order in United Kingdom

Definition of Guardianship Order

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guardianship Order : An order, made under the Mental Health Act 1983, placing a person over the age of 16 who has been convicted of an offence and who is suffering from any of certain types of mental illness under the guardianship of a local social services authority or an approved person. It has been proposed by the Law Commission that it should no longer be possible to appoint an individual as guardian.