Released 30 June 2023
Request:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Information disclosed:
As an ‘acute’ hospital Trust, University Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does not generally provide the services relevant to your request. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for the provision of mental health services in this region with regard to the detention of patients under the Mental Health Act. They would therefore be the appropriate contact for this information.
Alternatively, you can make a Freedom of Information request direct to the Trust by sending an email or by post to:
Freedom of Information Sussex Partnership
NHS Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
West Sussex BN13 3EP
If after contacting Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust you still require information from us, please let us know and we will be happy to consider what additional assistance we can provide.