New detentions under s.2 Mental Health Act 1983 from 2018-2020

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Charlotte Threipland

Dear Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would like to receive information relating to the number of patients detained under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. Although we made a similar request on 24 September 2020, this is a fresh request for a reduced amount of information over a slightly longer time period.

Please can you provide:

(1) The number of new detentions* under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures.

(2) A breakdown of these above monthly figures by age, gender and ethnic background. If possible, please use the following categories:
-For ethnicity: ‘Asian or Asian British’ / ‘Black or Black British’ / ‘Mixed’ / ‘Not Known/Recorded’ / ‘Not stated’ / ‘Other group’ / ‘White’
-For Age: ‘Under-18’ / ‘18-25’ / ‘26-35’ / ‘36-45’ / ‘46-55’ / ‘56-64’ / ‘65+’
-For Gender: ‘Male’ / ‘Female’ / ‘Not Known/Recorded’ / ‘Not stated’ / ‘Other group’

*Please note regarding (1) above: we are interested in the number of ‘new detentions’ starting within each month, rather than the total number of 'open detentions' counted within each month. I understand that, as detentions can span a number of months, providing open detentions in the period would be double-counting where detentions span across multiple months. Please could you confirm that you are providing data for new detentions as opposed to open detentions.

Please could you also provide this data in the format of an Excel spreadsheet (.xls).

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

Best regards,

Charlotte Threipland and Aaron Walawalkar

Freedom Of Information (Sussex Partnership Trust), Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Freedom Of Information (Sussex Partnership Trust), Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Charlotte and Aaron

Many thanks for your Freedom of Information request.

One question please, would you like us to include detentions under section 2 that are regrades from sections 5 or 4, or purely section 2 on admission or from informal status?

Best wishes
Ian

Ian Genner
Freedom of Information Officer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ | Arundel Road | Worthing | West Sussex | BN13 3EP

Tel: 0300 304 4438 | Email: [Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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Freedom Of Information (Sussex Partnership Trust), Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Charlotte and Aaron

Many thanks for your Freedom of Information request. Please find attached our response.

I hope this information is helpful.

Best wishes
Ian

Ian Genner
Freedom of Information Officer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ | Arundel Road | Worthing | West Sussex | BN13 3EP

Tel: 0300 304 4438 | Email: [Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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