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Data Provider: Welsh Government Section 135 and 136 Detentions by local health board, first place of safety, conveyance method to first place of safety and quarter
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Mental Health Act Section 1[Filter]
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First Place of Safety 1
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Health Board 1
[Collapse]TotalThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.Click here to sortTotalThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.
Click here to sortA&EThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.Click here to sortHealth based place of safetyThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.Click here to sortPolice stationThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.Click here to sortOtherThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.Click here to sortNot recordedThe first place of detention which the person is kept at or is first taken to. A person may be moved to a subsequent place of safety if, for example, they were initially taken to a police station due to a risk of harm to themselves or others and then moved to a health based place of safety once the risks have been managed / resolved.
[Collapse]Wales115337513461
WalesBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board43962.The data item is not applicable3144
Powys Teaching Health Board151.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7
Hywel Dda University Health Board10221.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33
Swansea Bay University Health Board332.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable35
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board239.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board27471.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board2996.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable126

Metadata

General description

Quarterly data on the number of Section 135 and 136 detentions in Wales by age, gender, ethnicity, place of safety and outcome of assessment.

Data collection and calculation

This information is included in the related quality report - see web link.

Frequency of publication

Quarterly

Data reference periods

April 2019 onwards

Users, uses and context

This information is included in the related quality report - see web link.

Revisions information

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Title

Detentions Under Section 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act

Last update

2 March 2023 2 March 2023

Next update

1 June 2023

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Removal of a Suspected Mentally Disordered Person to a Place of Safety (s.135 and s.136 Mental Health Act) Data Collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

hss.performance@gov.wales

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Mental Health, NHS, Police, Age, Gender, Ethnicity

Statistical quality

This information is included in the related quality report - see web link.