How many people detained for 12 months
Dear Care Quality Commission,
Further to yesterday's request I have come to realise that I need also to ask how many people are detained under the MHA for 12 months or more.
Apologies for not consolidating my requests; this struck me as an afterthought.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Manville
8 March 2018
Ref: CQC IAT 1718 0815
Dear Mr Manville
I write in response to your correspondence dated 21 February 2018, in
which you requested information from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Information requested:
“I would like to know, for the last 3 years, how many people were detained
under the Mental Health Act 1983 for more than 6/12 months”
The Information Access team has now coordinated a response to your
request.
In accordance with section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA), we can inform you that CQC does not hold the information you
require.
As it is not a statutory requirement for a provider to notify CQC when a
person is detained or discharged from detention, we do not hold the
requested information.
However, CQC has published statistical information in relation to
detentions under the Mental Health Act 1998, in our annual MHA monitoring
report.
For our 2016/2017 report, please visit:
[1]www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/monitoring-mental-health-act-report
We can also advise you that, although CQC does not hold the information
you require, NHS Digital may.
You can search for publications and find their contact details on their
website at:
We hope you find this response helpful.
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Kind regards
Information Access team
Legal Services & Information Rights
Customer & Corporate Services Directorate
Care Quality Commission
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
Tel: 03000 616161
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legislation, such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, should be sent to: [7][CQC request email]
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