Guardianship Under the Mental Health Act 1983
Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) provides a framework of care to help a person aged 16 or over achieve as independent a life as possible out of hospital, whilst protecting their safety or that of others.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DAPB2158 Amd 115/2015
- Status
- On hold
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- Standard type
- Collections
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- Collection level
Record level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.
- Contact point
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- Documentation
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- Applies to
- All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
- Associated medias
- Is part of
- Adult Social Care Data Collections
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Care
- Care setting
- Social care
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
- Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements DAPB2150
- Adult Social Care Finance Return DCB2135
- Blind and Partially Sighted People Register SCCI2155
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 DAPB2101
- Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey DAPB2153
- Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England DAPB2169
- Safeguarding Adults Collection DAPB2172
- Short and Long Term activity return DAPB2161
- Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements
Review Information
- Scope
- All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs)
- Contributor
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/01/2024
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
The data is collated by NHS England in the form of a mandatory data collection from all Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England. It contains information on new, continuing and closed cases at national, regional and local authority levels and includes breakdowns by gender, Guardianship type and local authority region.
These statistics lists for each case of Guardianship in force during the period:
- Date Guardianship commenced
- Date Guardianship closed (if applicable)
- Source (by application or conviction)
- Gender Relationship of guardian (Local Authority, other person).
Page last updated: 02 April 2024