§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people have been received into guardianship under section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983;
(2) in how many cases patients have failed to comply with the conditions of the guardianship under section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
§ Mr. YeoThe table shows the number of cases in which patients were received into guardianship in England under section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year from 1984–85. Information on the number of patients failing to comply with the conditions of guardianship is riot collected centrally.
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Table. Patients received into guardianship under Section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Year ending 31 March Number of cases 1985 89 1986 88 1987 114 1988 102 1989 130 1990 164 1991 180 11992 223 1 provisional.