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Q1. Please could north Yorkshire police provide data on the amount of Section 136 detentions they have made in Tees esk and wear valleys NHS trust area in the last 5 years if possible - I am asking for this information as an NHS crisis team nurse from a different trust area in order to compare our own S136 detentions to a trust who has a triage team embedded with the police.
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Q1. Information pre-dating 1 May 2023 is not held. However, in the period 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025 I can confirm that there have been 520 Section 136 detentions in the TEWV area. Further information may be held by TEWV Trust.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.