MHA - Police/s135/s136 - Key documents
When Dave Sheppard retired in 2020 he kindly gave me permission to publish the contents of his website (originally named after his firm, "Dave Sheppard Associates", then called "MHAandMCA"). It is a treasure trove. I've not had time to prepare everything for publication but have put the main headings online: let me know if you would like a copy of anything listed.
Section 135, Mental Health Act 1983 (external link)
Section 136, Mental Health Act 1983 (external link)
Reference guide (Chapter 7)
Code of Practice - England (Chapter 16)
Code of Practice - Wales (Chapter 16)
s.136, MHA 1983 Patient information leaflet
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Codes of Practice (external link)
Authorised Professional Practice (inc. Detention and Custody; Mental Health), College of Policing (external link)
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Policing and Crime Act 2017, Mental Health Cop, March 2017 (external link)
The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017, December 2017 (external link)
Police powers and procedures, England and Wales year ending 31 March 2019 (external link)
2017-18; 2016-17
FAQs on the use of sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, Royal College of Psychiatrists, June 2018
Guidance for the implementation of changes to police powers and places of safety provisions in the Mental Health Act 1983, Department of Health, October 2017
New places of safety scheme, Department of Health, October 2017 (external link)
Place of Safety Monitoring Report 2016, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland , June 2017
Map of health based places of safety, CQC, March 2017 (external link) *** [See CQC, 'New map of health-based places of safety for people experiencing a mental health crisis reveals restrictions in access for young people' (16/4/14)]
London's section 136 pathway and Health Based Place of Safety specification, Healthy London Partnership, December 2016
Section 136 pathway, Healthy London Partnership, December 2016
Too much detention? Street triage and detentions under Section 136 MHA in the North-East of England, BMJ Open, November 2016
Data on the use of Section 136 - 2015/16, National Police Chiefs Council, September 2016
Defining a health-based place of safety and crisis assessment sites for young people under 18, Royal College of Psychiatrists, August 2016
Deaths during or following police contact - Statistics for England and Wales 2015/16, IPCC, July 2016 (external link)
Policing and Crime Bill - mental health measures, Home Office, July 2016
Impact Assessment (Mental Health), Policing and Crime Bill, May 2016
Policing and Crime Bill, House of Commons Public Bill Committee, April 2016 (external link)
Preventing deaths in detention of adults with mental health conditions: progress review, Equality and Human Rights Commission, March 2016
Street Triage, Report on the evaluation of nine pilot schemes in England, University College London, March 2016
Independent review of deaths and serious incidents in police custody - consultation, February 2016 (external link)
Bartlett, M. "Deaths in police detention of adults with mental health conditions: how can we ensure lessons are learned?", (2016) 22(1) EJoCLI
Alternative Place of Safety - The West Sussex Pilot Evaluation 2015, Home Office, October 2015
Right here, right now, CQC, June 2015
Data on the use of Section 136 - 2014/15, National Police Chiefs Council, June 2015
s.136 Protocol, National Ambulance Mental Health Group, April 2015
The welfare of vulnerable people in police custody, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, March 2015
Deaths in Mental Health Detention: An investigation framework fit for purpose?, INQUEST, February 2015
Policing and mental health, House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, February 2015
Preventing deaths in detention of adults with mental health conditions, Equality and Human Rights Commission, February 2015
Review of Sections 135 and 136, Centre for Mental Health, December 2014
Literature review of Sections 135 and 136, Department of Health, December 2014
Review of the Operation of Sections 135 and 136, Department of Health, December 2014
Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of neglect or abuse, SCIE, October 2014
Use of s.136 in Emergency Departments, College of Emergency Medicine, October 2014
A safer place to be, Care Quality Commission, October 2014
The Bradley Report five years on, Centre for Mental Health, June 2014
Brown, M., Should we change the Mental Health Act 1983 for emergency services?, Journal of Paramedic Practice, May 2014
Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Improving outcomes for people experiencing mental health crisis, Department of Health, February 2014
A criminal use of police cells, HMIC/CQC/HIW/HMIP, June 2013
Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing (Chair: Lord Adebowale), May 2013
Guidance for commissioners: service provision for Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, Royal College of Psychiatrists, April 2013
Guidance on the Safer Detention and Handling of Persons in Police Custody, National Policing Improvement Agency, April 2012
Sections 135 and 136 Good Practice Guidance, Welsh Government, April 2012
Record of removal to a place of safety, Welsh Government, April 2012
Standards on the use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales) CR159, Royal College of Psychiatrists, July 2011
Raising standards in relation to Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, Michele Hampson, Advances in psychiatric treatment, 2011
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act: a new literature review, Medicine Science and the Law, 2010
T he Bradley Report - review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system, April 2009
Police Custody as a 'Place of Safety', Docking, M., Grace, K. & Bucke, T., Independent Police Complaints Commission, September 2008
Review of section 136 Mental Health Act, Care Services Improvement Partnership, London Development Centre and MPS, September 2006
Review of assessments on private premises, London Development Centre for Mental Health and MPS, June 2005
Restraint and mental health, Metropolitan Police Service, September 2004
London Development Centre, Pan-London Protocol MHA Assessments on Private Premises, 2004
Report of the independent inquiry into the care and treatment of H, South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority, September 2003
Standards of Places of Safety under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1997
DSA archive