Mental Health Act: Hospital based Place of Safety orders increase whilst police station orders decrease

October 29, 2014: Latest figures on detentions(2) under Section 136(3) of the Mental Health Act 1983 show that the reported number of Place of Safety Orders made where an individual was taken to a police station has decreased by 24 per cent(4), from 7,900(5) in 2012-13 to 6,000 in 2013-14.

Source: The IC : Dentistry - October 29, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news