CONFIDENTIAL Name Team Email	Kent County Council AMHP Service Priority House Maidstone Kent ME15 8JR Phone: 03000 422480 Ask for: Helen Burns Your Ref: NQ AMHP Warrant Date: 28 Jan 2019

Dear Name,

Congratulations on successful completion of your Approved Mental Health Professional training.

Following the meeting of the Kent & Medway Approved Mental Health Professional Approval Panel on the Date. I am writing in accordance with Section 114 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to inform you that you are now approved by Kent County Council as having appropriate competence in dealing with persons who are suffering from mental disorder.

You are accordingly appointed as an Approved Mental Health Professional by Kent County Council for the next five years from Date to Date.

We will contact you to confirm the arrangements for the issue of your warrant card which you should act upon immediately.

The AMHP regulations state that AMHP warrants will be issued for a 5-year period and at the end of that time AMHPs will be required complete the re-approval process. This process is now based on a progressive assessment of continuing competence over the 5 year period of approval and you are required to submit evidence of competence to your AMHP supervisor each year using the re-approval templates which will be sent to you separately. You will be notified that your warrant is due to expire 12 months before the expiry date and you will be given a submission date for your completed re-approval portfolio to the Kent & Medway Approval Panel.

Please ensure that you keep your AMHP warrant secure and ensure that you carry it with you when you are undertaking AMHP statutory duties. If your warrant is lost or stolen you must report it as soon as possible to the AMHP administrator giving a brief account of the circumstances in which it was lost or stolen and what steps have been taken to recover it.

All AMHPs are required to undertake 3 days (18 hrs) of mandatory refresher training each year. Your training will be recorded on the AMHP database. It is the responsibility of every AMHP to ensure that they undertake the required refresher training and failure to so do will result in the ending of your approval. The training year runs from January 1st to December 31st each year. The AMHP administrator will add your name to the AMHP distribution list to ensure you receive emails regarding AMHP training.

Enclosed please find a copy of the regulations for Approved Mental Health Professionals; please take the time to read through these regulations.

Please note that, should the circumstances of your employment change, it is your responsibility to inform the Director of Adult Social Care & Health. Also if you leave your employment with the Kent AMHP Service your approval by Kent County Council will be ended.

With all good wishes for your future work,

Assistant Director Countywide Services.

cc	Helen Burns, Service Manager, AMHP Service

Name, Service Manager