Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

I would like information about the number of people detained under the Mental Health Act from 2017 to 2023. Please provide me with the age, ethnicity and gender of adults over 18. Please ensure that all ethnicities are included, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller of Irish Heritage.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 14 November 2024.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority.

Advice and assistance

However it is possible that the separate NHS Trusts may hold some or all of the information you require. Please see the below link to a list of all NHS Trusts.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/

Publishing this response

Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02390

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.