New Orders Granted in 2010-11
This year, we were notified of 4304 episodes of compulsory treatment during the year. This number had fallen consistently since the 2003 Act was introduced. This is the first time it has risen since the Act was implemented. It is 6% higher than last year and higher than any year since 2006-7. See figure below.
Click on the links below to find out the number of orders granted between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011 and commentary on our findings this year.
- New episodes of civil compulsory treatment
- Emergency detention
- Short term detention
- Compulsory treatment orders
- Geographical variations in the use of the Act
- Nurses holding powers
- Trends in the use of civil compulsory treatment
- The use of compulsory care and treatment for mentally disordered offenders
