Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
- How many times did your officers detain someone using their powers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act between the date of 1/11/17 to 1/11/18 and where was the person detained?
- How many times did your officers detain someone using their powers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act between the date of 1/11/16 to 1/11/17 and where was the person detained?
- How many times did your officers detain someone using their powers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act between the date of 1/11/15 to 1/11/16 and where was the person detained?
In Response:
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
Date Period |
Health based place of safety |
Police Station |
Private home |
01/11/2015 - 31/10/2016 |
145 |
3 |
0 |
01/11/2016 - 31/10/2017 |
164 |
0 |
0 |
01/11/2017 - 31/10/2018 |
176 |
0 |
1 |