Detentions under Section 136 Mental Health Act 2018 to 2021
Keywords
Calendar, Year, Detained, Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, Month, Released, Detainment, Investigation, Offence.
Publication Number
PUB 1256
FOI Reference Number
15930
Request Title
Detentions under Section 136 Mental Health Act
Date Range
2018 to 2021
Information Requested
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please could you tell me how many people you have detained under section 136 of the mental health act between (and including) January 2018 and June 2021, broken down by month?
Please could you tell me, also broken down by month, how many of the people detained under section 136 were released and detained again under section 136 within 36 hours of the first detainment?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
19 August 2021
Date of Disclosure
30 September 2021
Related Documents/Links
Mental Health Act 1983 Legislation
NHS - How to Access Mental Health Services
College of Policing – Mental Health Detention
FOI 15930 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request. Under Section 1(1)(b) the below and attached have been provided in relation to your request:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 19 August 2021.
Dates: 01 January 2018 to 30 June 2021.
Detentions: Full Offence Title = Mental Health Investigation - Detention under S136 Mental Health Act 1983.
Released and Detained Again: This was calculated by taking the difference in time between the first created offence date for each person (during 01 January 2018 to 30 June 2021 period) and any subsequent created offence dates for each person (in that same period). This does not check each occurrence for another within 36 hours. Displayed by offence created date.
The number of people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act between (and including) January 2018 and June 2021, broken down by month.
|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
44 |
62 |
54 |
50 |
210 |
|
February |
35 |
55 |
38 |
35 |
163 |
|
March |
56 |
67 |
54 |
58 |
235 |
|
April |
54 |
49 |
43 |
51 |
197 |
|
May |
58 |
55 |
48 |
49 |
210 |
|
June |
75 |
60 |
47 |
65 |
247 |
|
July |
62 |
71 |
68 |
201 |
|
|
August |
74 |
69 |
53 |
196 |
|
|
September |
64 |
63 |
74 |
201 |
|
|
October |
75 |
48 |
45 |
168 |
|
|
November |
65 |
43 |
53 |
161 |
|
|
December |
60 |
49 |
42 |
151 |
|
|
Total |
722 |
691 |
619 |
308 |
2,340 |
The number of the people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act who were released and detained again under Section 136 within 36 hours of the first detainment, broken down by month.
Calculated by taking the difference in time between the first created offence date (during 01 January 2018 to 30 June 2021 period) and the subsequent created offence dates (in that same period). This does not check each occurrence for another within 36 hours. Displayed by offence created date.
|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
February |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
March |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
April |
0 |
||||
|
May |
7 |
2 |
9 |
||
|
June |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
July |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
August |
1 |
3 |
4 |
||
|
September |
4 |
2 |
6 |
||
|
October |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
November |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
December |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Total |
14 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
50 |
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