S.136 Mental Health Act 1983 - 2019-20 and 2020-21
Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),
For the 2019-20 and the 2020-21 financial years, please tell me:
1) The number of time MPS has invoked section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
and --
2) The number of times a private dwelling, a house, flat or room where a person may or may not have occupational rights, was utilised as a place of safety
My thanks in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Halush Brinton
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Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022
Published 17 November 2022
' 3. Detentions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
Key results
In the year ending March 2022:
there were 36,594 detentions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This was an 8% increase compared with the previous year (excluding Dyfed-Powys who were unable to provide data in the year ending March 2021), and a 7% increase compared to the year prior to the pandemic.
7. Experimental Statistics - detentions under section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983
7.2 Key findings
In the year ending March 2022, there were around 2,901 detentions under section 135 of the Mental Health Act, an increase of 8% (210 detentions) from last year and up 23% from 2 years ago.
Table 7.1 Section 135 detentions, by Police Force Area and gender, year ending March 2022
Metropolitan Police - 1539'
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...