Guardianship under the Mental Health Act, 1983
This publication contains information on the use of Guardianship orders under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 during the reporting period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021, and includes yearly time series since 2003-04.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS Digital
- Reference code
- DAPB2158
- Publication date
- 21 October 2021
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Contact point
england.standards.assurance@nhs.net
Using this standard
- Associated medias
- Applies to
- Healthcare services : Hospital services for people with mental health needs, and/or learning disabilities, and/or problems with substance misuse
More information
This publication contains information on the use of Guardianship orders under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 during the reporting period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021, and includes yearly time series since 2003-04. The data is collected directly from councils in England, also known as ‘local authorities’ in this publication. Local authorities usually assume the role of the guardian.
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