Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 102-2023
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Year / Month MHA Admissions Of MHA Admissions, how many were Asylum seekers?
1st Jan – 31st December 2018 444 6
1st Jan – 31st December 2019 404 1st Jan – 31st December 2020 465 1st Jan – 31st December 2021 479 January 2022 29 5
February 2022 25 March 2022 43 April 2022 37 May 2022 40 June 2022 41 July 2022 40 August 2022 36 September 2022 40 October 2022 41 November 2022 37 December 2022 38 January 2023 30 February 2023 37 March 2023 47 April 2023 30 May 2023 37
FOI Request
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to detention under the Mental Health Act in a hospital in the Trust. Q1. Between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022, how many people were detained under the Mental Health Act? Alongside the total, please provide a breakdown by calendar year. Q2. How many people detained under the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022 were asylum seekers? Alongside the total, please provide a breakdown by calendar year. Q3. Between 1 January 2022 and 31 May 2023, how many people were detained under the Mental Health Act? Alongside the total, please provide a breakdown by month. Q4. How many people detained under the Mental Health Act between January 2022 to May 2023 were asylum seekers? Alongside the total, please provide a breakdown by month.