Publication, Part of Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures
Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2021-22
Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics
Correction to Table 8b
An issue was uncovered where the African and Caribbean ethnicities had been mixed up in Table 8b of the Excel file. This file has been fixed and replaced. The underlying data in the CSV was correct.
12 September 2024 09:30 AM
Length of detention
Length of detention by gender and age group
Analysis of median length of detention by gender shows that males were likely to be detained a bit longer than females during 2021-22, whether CTOs were included or not.
Amongst adults, the length of detention for adults tend to increase with age, with length of detention for people under 18 being longer than most adult groups. The median length of detention for the 65 and over age group was highest both when CTOs were included or excluded. The length of detentions for the age group 50 to 65 were similar.
Length of detention by ethnic group
When CTOs were included and excluded, the length of detention evens out among the ethnic groups. There all median lengths of detentions are similar. People within the Pakistani, African, Caribbean and White and Black African ethnic groups were detained the longest (27 median days) during 2021-22.
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