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Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

Asked by Ian SollomLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 December 2024UIN 19112

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 14520 on Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients, how many people have been held in Section 136 suites for over 24 hours in the last five years; and under which section of the Mental Health Act 1983 they were held.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department does not hold the information in the format requested. Information on the number of uses of section 136 suites, collected by NHS England, is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures

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