She was subsequently moved to a second care home in Swindon, still funded by Worcestershire under s.117. On discharge from hospital, she was placed by Worcestershire County Council (‘Worcestershire’) in a care home in Swindon, under s.117, funded by Worcestershire. JG was first detained on a s.3 in 2014, at which time she was ordinarily resident in Worcestershire. The patient involved in this case, JG, has a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder requiring periods of treatment in hospital under s.3 of the MHA. The Court of Appeal was asked to determine how ordinary residence should be assessed when a person, already in receipt of s.117 services, moves to a different Local Authority area and is then re-detained under a s.3. This important case related to the application of s.117 of the Mental Health Act and the legal duty to provide aftercare, focusing on the identification of which Local Authority is responsible, based on how ordinary residence is assessed for the purposes of s.117(3)(a), which fixes the s.117 duty based on where any eligible patient was ‘ ordinarily resident…immediately before being detained’. In this briefing, we look at the Court of Appeal’s decision and its practical impact. Since responsibility for the provision of aftercare can have considerable resource implications and has given rise to frequent disputes over recent years, this decision is likely to have significant implications for Local Authorities and CCGs in determining where responsibility lies and crucially, when it may be ended, with further guidance now required in relation to the approach of Local Authorities. We now have the much awaited Court of Appeal decision in the case of Worcestershire County Council, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which deals with the ongoing battle as to responsibility for commissioning and funding aftercare under s.117 of the Mental Health Act, with similar disputes nationally effectively having been paused pending the outcome of this appeal. Crucial Court of Appeal decision on s.117 aftercare