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<p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the regulator of the Mental Health Act 1983.
In their annual report for 2012-13 <em>Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2012/13</em>,
published in January 2014, the CQC noted concerns raised by the House of Commons Health
Committee over whether the Act’s powers of detention were being used improperly to
access services. They said they found no direct evidence of unlawful practice.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 22 August 2014, the CQC published a series of reports relating
to its inspection in May 2014 of services provided by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation
Trust. The CQC found that that bed occupancy at the Trust averaged 96.4% between October
and December last year, compared to the average of 85.9% across England. CQC inspectors
were told that the pressures on beds meant that most new admissions to inpatient beds
were people detained under the Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC’s annual
report on the Act for 2013-14 is expected to be published early in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>
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