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The review recommends amending legislation so that children under 18 are never taken to police cells if detained under S135 or S136.
Amending legislation so that children and young people aged under 18 are never taken to police cells if detained under S135 or S136;
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 12
There is considerable support for legislative change to allow S136 powers in private homes.
There is considerable support among many practitioners and the families and carers of service users for legislative change to address this situation, so that a person can be helped wherever they are at the time provided that there are safeguards in place to prevent abuse of this power.
Policy · Stakeholder position · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 10
There is support for reducing the maximum detention period under S135 and S136 to 24 hours.
Many practitioners and service users who responded to the review supported a reduction in the maximum length of detention (currently 72 hours) in police custody to 24 hours, with some drawing a parallel with the fact that, for people arrested for criminal offences, the police may only detain them for 24 hours in the first instance with extension on application to a magistrate.
Policy · Stakeholder position · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 10
The current legislation for S136 creates confusion over its applicability in certain locations.
The restriction that S136 applies only in ‘places to which the public have access’ was reported to create considerable confusion in practice over whether the power can or cannot be used in a particular situation.
Operational · Observational claim · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 9
The Crisis Care Concordat includes a detailed action plan to improve mental health crisis care.
This includes additional guidance for commissioners to make sure the right services are being commissioned, developing a programme of work to support primary care to work collaboratively with other services
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 5
The government aims to reduce reliance on police cells for mental health detentions.
I announced a pilot in Sussex of an alternative place of safety, to reduce the reliance on police cells as the back-up option
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 4
The number of people being detained under street triage pilots has fallen by an average of 25%.
the number of people being detained has fallen by an average of 25% across all pilot areas
Operational · Observational claim · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Full review report and recommendations, page 4
The Crisis Care Concordat provides additional information on mental health crisis care practices.
You can find more information about what we are doing in the mental health Crisis Care Concordat which can be found here: http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/
Context · Other / unknown · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 9
Future work by the Government will include implementing the suggested practices and changes to the Code of Practice.
All of these things will be part of the future work of the Government.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 9
Proposed changes to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health Act are under consideration.
We have also suggested some changes to the Code of Practice which is guidance for the Mental Health Act.
Policy · Commitment statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 9
Care plans for individuals detained multiple times should be established to ensure consistent responses from familiar staff.
It would also help if people who are detained several times have care plans put in place so they get the same response by people who know their background and needs.
Operational · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 9
Regular meetings of different services to review recent cases are considered good practice.
In some areas, groups of different services meet together often to look at recent cases and see what should have been done differently. We think this is good practice and should be done everywhere.
Operational · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 9
The review suggests that police forces should collect better data on the use of Sections 135 and 136, including demographic information.
We have asked police forces to gather better data on how often Section 135 and Section 136 is used so that we know more about it, including the race and sex of people who are held
Policy · Commitment statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 8
The review proposes that the Justice of the Peace or magistrate should promptly issue a Section 135 warrant when necessary.
We suggested that the Justice of the Peace or magistrate should make sure they give permission for a Section 135 warrant when it is needed, sometimes very quickly
Policy · Procedural statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 8
The review recommends that police and other services should receive better training on mental health issues.
We have suggested that the police and other services should have better training to understand mental health issues
Policy · Commitment statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 7
The review suggests that an assessment can be conducted in a person's home without necessarily taking them to a place of safety.
We suggested that when an Approved Mental Health Professional and police go into a person’s home, they can remain there and carry out the assessment rather than taking the person away to a place of safety
Policy · Procedural statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 6
The review proposes using alternative places of safety, such as care homes or community-led facilities.
We suggested that other places could also be used as places of safety, such as care homes or community-led places
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 6
The review recommends that the police should consult a health professional before deciding to take someone to a place of safety.
To help the police understand when to take someone to a place of safety, we suggest that the police should ask a health professional first
Policy · Procedural statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 6
The review suggests that Section 136 should be applicable in various locations beyond public places, such as hospital wards and railway lines.
We think it would be helpful if Section 136 could be used in places such as hospital wards, railway lines, cars or hotel rooms
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 6
The review proposes that the maximum detention period should be reduced to 24 hours unless there are compelling reasons for a longer stay.
That the most anyone should be held for is 24 hours unless there are good reasons to keep them for longer
Policy · Policy statement · From Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act — Easy read version of the summary of the review report, page 5