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<p>The Department and Home Office have been working together to increase the use of
joint health and policing approaches and interventions that reduce the need for the
police to use their powers of detention under section 136 of the Mental Health Act.</p><p>
</p><p>The introduction of initiatives such as street triage schemes and community
based places of safety provide an alternative to the use of police cells. Through
the Health Based Places of Safety capital funding scheme, £15 million has been made
available in 2016/17 and 2017/18 to improve the standard and number of places of safety,
as well as provide new crisis cafes and safe havens, street triage vehicles and improve
facilities for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>This programme aligns with
the mental health Crisis Care Concordat, the England-wide national agreement between
the different agencies and services involved in the care of people experiencing, or
at risk of experiencing, a mental health crisis. Oversight of the Concordat is provided
by the Concordat Steering Group and Chairmanship of this Group rotates between Departmental
and Home Office Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the number of children and young
people detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in police cells in
England each year since 2010, the information available is shown in the table. Data
was not collected prior to 2011/12. We understand the data for 2015/16 will now be
published by NHS Digital in November.</p>
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