Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk
Mental Health Act 1983, Section 136 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes...
Sections 135 and 136 - legal information - Mind
Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act allow police to take you to a place of safety. Read more here, including what counts as a place of safety.
What is section 136 of the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental …
Section 136 is part of the Mental Health Act that gives police emergency powers. Police can use these powers if they think you have a mental disorder, you’re in a public place and need immediate help. They can take you or keep you in a place of …
Mental health – detention | College of Policing
Children and the use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Children must not be taken to a police station as a place of safety under the Mental Health Act 1983, regardless of whether the child has been detained under s 135 or s 136.
Mental Health Act - NHS
Find out more about Section 136 of the Mental Health Act on the GOV.UK website. If you're already in hospital, certain nurses can stop you leaving under Section 5 (4) until the doctor in charge of your care or treatment, or their nominated deputy, can make a decision about whether to detain you there under Section 5 (2).
Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk
(1) If a constable finds in a place to which the public have access a person who appears to him to be suffering from mental disorder and to be in immediate need of care or control, the...
What is Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983? Section 136 allows the police to take a person to (or keep them at) a place of safety. They can do this without a warrant if a person: are in need of immediate care or control (i.e. the police think it is necessary to keep the person and others safe). What are these statistics?
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act: a new literature review
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended) provides police officers in the United Kingdom with the authority to remove individuals who appear to be suffering from a mental illness from any public place to a designated 'place of safety' for appropriate assessment.
Section 136 - Mental Health Act - Cygnet
Section 136 allows you to be taken to a place of safety, if a police officer is concerned that you may have a mental disorder and should be seen by a mental health professional.
MHA 1983 s136 - Mental Health Law Online
Overview of the MHA 1983. This section allows a constable to remove an apparently mentally disordered person from a public place to a place of safety. See Section 136: Mentally disordered persons found in public places for details. Any cases with a hyperlink to this legislation will automatically be added here.