Children detained under s136

The request was successful.

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please provide me with the following:

1. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the
Mental Health Act and held in a police cell between 1st January 2014 and 31st December 2014.

2. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the
Mental Health Act between 1st January 2015 and 30th June 2015.
Please provide detail of where each child was held (for example, a
police cell/A&E) and how long they were held

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte Wright

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms. Wright

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2015070001414

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 21/07/2015.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

"1. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act and held in a police cell between 1st January 2014 and 31st
December 2014.

2. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act between 1st January 2015 and 30th June 2015.
Please provide detail of where each child was held (for example, a police
cell/A&E) and how long they were held "

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Wright

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2015070001414

I respond in connection with your request for information which was
received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 21/07/2015.  I note
you seek access to the following information:

1. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act and held in a police cell between 1st January 2014 and 31st
December 2014.
2. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act between 1st January 2015 and 30th June 2015.

Please provide detail of where each child was held (for example, a police
cell/A&E) and how long they were held

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), we have 20 working
days to respond to a request for information unless we are considering
whether the information requested is covered by one of the 'qualified
exemptions' (exemptions which must be tested against the public interest
before deciding whether they apply to the information in question).

I am sorry to inform you that we will not be able to complete our response
to your request by the date originally stated.

The Information Manager dealing with your request is currently
unavailable.

I can now advise you that the expected date for a response will be
16/09/2015.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

If you are dissatisfied with this response please read the attached paper
entitled Complaint Rights which explains how to make a complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Catherine Carrington
Information Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Rights Unit (IRU)
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
020 7161 3500
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, phone or
write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone:  01625 545 745

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Just wondered if you have a response to my FOI request yet?

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear All,

Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office. I will return on 17/09/2015.

Please direct all enquiries via email to my Manager Nigel Shankster.

For all non urgent queries, I will respond to you as soon as possible on my return.

Regards
Catherine Carrington
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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Wright

Freedom of Information Request Reference No:  2015070001414

I respond in connection with your request for information which was
received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 21/07/2015.  I note
you seek access to the following information:

1. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act and held in a police cell between 1st January 2014 and 31st
December 2014.
2. The number of children (under 18) detained under s136 of the Mental
Health Act between 1st January 2015 and 30th June 2015.

Please provide detail of where each child was held (for example, a police
cell/A&E) and how long they were held

EXTENT OF SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
within the MPS.

DECISION

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

The MPS response to question 1 The number of children (under 18) detained
under s136 of the Mental Health Act and held in a police cell between 1st
January 2014 and 31st December 2014.

Nil

The MPS response to question 2 The number of children (under 18) detained
under s136 of the Mental Health Act between 1st January 2015 and 30th June
2015.

One person aged under 18 detained under S136 MHA taken to a police custody
for two hours, as there were no Health Places of Safety available.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Catherine Carrington
Information Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Rights Unit (IRU)
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
020 7161 3500
In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information, the
Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the
enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.  Applications
for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to MPS Directorate of Legal
Services, 1st Floor (Victoria Block), New Scotland Yard, Victoria, London,
SW1H 0BG.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, phone or
write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone:  01625 545 745

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

 

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system.  To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law.  Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents.  The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

 

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