This analysis presents the total number of people currently detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 at each annual snapshot date from 31 March 2022 to 31 March 2026, with the population disaggregated by the section of the Mental Health Act under which each person is detained. This data includes data for all ages and all bed types. Data is limited to England only.
Two separate tables are included within this analysis. Table 1 replicates the methodology used in the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics (presented as MHS09) and the Uses of the Mental Health Act, Annual Figures publications. This methodology excludes people who are subject to a short term order, conditional discharge or Community Treatment Order. Table 2 includes all patients who are in hospital and recorded as being subject to the Mental Health Act.
Each table presents a total for England alongside a subsequent count of people detained under specific sections.