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Series / Collection
Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures
Official statistics, National statistics- Frequency:
- Yearly
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Mental Health Trusts, NHS Trusts, Independent Sector Health Care Providers, Hospital Trusts, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
Summary
Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures
Latest statistics
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act ('the Act') in England during 2022-23.
Published: 25 January 2024
Past publications
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act ('the Act') in England during 2021-22.
27 October 2022
Supplementary information requests
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Mental Health Act 2021/22 additional analysis (3 May 2023)
Detentions and length of detention under the Mental Health Act 1983, by Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) area, Mental Health Act Detention Group and Ethnic Group, 2021-22
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act(1) ('the Act') in England during 2020-21.
26 October 2021
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act(1) ('the Act') in England during 2019-20.
27 October 2020
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act(1) ('the Act') in England during 2018-19.
29 October 2019
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This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act1 ('the Act') in England during 2017-18.
9 October 2018