§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many guardianship orders under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1959 were made in the last three available years, broken down by local authority.
§ Mr. John PattenNo figures are collected for guardianship orders under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1959. Figures for guardianship orders made under section 33 and section 60 of the same Act broken down by local authority are set out as follows:
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Section 33 Section 60 1981 1982 1983 1981 1982 1983 Staffordshire — 1 1 1 1 — Warwickshire — — — — — — Birmingham — — — — — — Coventry — — — — — — Dudley — — — — — — Sandwell — 1 — — — — Solihull — — — — — — Walsall — — — — 1 — Wolverhampton — — — — — — TOTAL — 3 4 1 2 — East Midlands Region Derbyshire — — — — — — Leicestershire — — — — — — Lincolnshire — — — — — — Northamptonshire — — — — — — Nottinghamshire — — — — — 1 TOTAL — — — — — 1 London North Region Bedfordshire 2 1 1 — — — Berkshire — — — — — — Buckinghamshire — — — 1 — — Cambridgeshire — 1 1 — — — Essex — — — — 1 — Hertfordshire — — — — — — Norfolk — — — — — — Oxfordshire 1 1 — 2 — 1 Suffolk — — — — — — TOTAL 3 3 2 3 1 1 Greater London Region Inner London Camden — — — — — — Greenwich — — — — — — Hackney — — — — — — Hammersmith 1 — — — — — Islington — — 2 — — — Kensington — — — — — — Lambeth 2 — 1 — — — Lewisham — — — — — — Southwark — — — — — — Tower Hamlets — — — — — — Wandsworth — — — — — — Westminster — — — — — — City of London — — — — — — TOTAL 3 — 3 — — — Outer London Barking — — — — — — Barnet — — — — — — Bexley 1 — 2 — — — Brent — — 1 — — — Bromley 1 — — — — — Croydon — — — — — — Ealing — — — — — — Enfield 5 5 5 — — — Haringey — — — — — — Harrow — — — — — — Havering — — — — — — Hillingdon — 2 — — — — Hounslow 1 1 — — — — Kingston upon Thames — — — — — — Merton — — — — — — Newham — — 1 — — — Redbridge 1 1 2 — — — Richmond upon Thames — — — — — — Sutton — — — — — — Waltham Forest — — — — — —
Section 33 Section 60 1981 1982 1983 1981 1982 1983 TOTAL 9 9 11 — — — GRAND TOTAL 12 9 14 — — —