Section 136 and the psychiatric intensive care unit: Setting up a health based place of safety in Gloucestershire

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Laidlaw, Jim ^a   Pugh, David ^b   Maplestone, Helen ^a  

^a Burleigh House   (United Kingdom)

^b Strategic Planning Policy Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental disorder; Mental Health Act; place of safety; police; Section 136

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011525667     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17442206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742646409990094     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Department of Health (2008) Code of Practice. Mental Health Act 1983. London: The Stationary Office.
2. Docking M., Grace K. and Bucke B. (2008) Police custody as a “Place of Safety”: Examining the use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Research and Statistics Series. Paper 11.
3. NACRO (2005) Findings of the 2004 Survey of Court Diversion/Criminal Justice Mental Health Liaison Schemes for Mentally Disordered Offenders in England and Wales. NACRO. www.nacro.org.uk/data/resources/nacro-2005042200.doc
4. Royal College of Psychiatrists (2008) Standards on Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007) (version for England). Royal College of Psychiatrists Council Report 149.