Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were admitted to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the past five years. [HL3192]
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England is shown in the following table.
Formal admissions to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983, England, 2003-04 to 2007-08
Year Admissions 2003-04 26,208 2004-05 26,752 2005-06 27,353 2006-07 27,716 2007-08 28,085
Source: In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation, England: 1997-98 to 2007-08. Information Centre for Health and Social Care, October 2008.
Notes:
(1) Formal admissions do not include detentions subsequent to admission to hospital, or short-term detentions in a hospital as a place of safety under Section 135 or 136 of that Act.
(2) Figures include a small number of detentions under other legislation equivalent to the Mental Health Act 1983.