Guardianship under the Mental Health Act, 1983 (GMHA)
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
| Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision; | New guardianship cases opened during year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | Total new cases opened during the year |
Yearly data is available from 2003/4 until most recent year Data is broken down by region: It is also broken down by: |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Continuing guardianship cases at end of year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | Total number of cases continuing at the end of the year |
Yearly data is available from 2003/4 until most recent year Data is broken down by region: It is also broken down by: |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Guardianship cases closed during year | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | Total number of cases closed during the year |
Yearly data is available from 2003/4 until most recent year Data is broken down by region: It is also broken down by: |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | No. of non-responding LAs | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | No. of non-responding LAs |
Yearly data is available from 2003/4 until most recent year |
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| Provision; | Median length guardianship closed cases 2022-23 | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | Median length of closed cases (months) 2022-23 |
Data is broken down by region: |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Median length guardianship closed cases 2023-24 | 2023 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Yearly | Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 | No | Median length of closed cases (months) 2023-24 |
Data is broken down by region: |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | New guardianship cases in year | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Total new cases for guardianship opened during the year (totals and broken down by region of country) |
Number of cases |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Continuing guardianship cases in year | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Total number of cases for guardianship continuing at the end of the year (totals and broken down by region of country) |
Number of cases |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Closed guardianship cases in year | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Total number of cases for guardianship closed during the year (totals and broken down by region of country) |
Number of cases |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Median length closed guardianship cases in year | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Median length of closed cases for guardianship (months) (totals and broken down by region of country and councils) |
Length of time in months |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | New guardianship cases in year - gender and act section | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | New cases for guardianship opened during the year (totals and broken down by region of country). Broken down by gender and section of act (section 7 or section 37) |
Number of cases |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Continuing guardianship cases in year - gender and act section | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Continuing cases for guardianship during the year (totals and broken down by region of country). Broken down by gender and section of act (section 7 or section 37) |
Number of cases |
GMHA | |||
| Provision; | Closed guardianship cases in year - gender and act section | 2003 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Ongoing - yearly | No | Closed cases for guardianship during the year (totals and broken down by region of country). Broken down by gender and section of act (section 7 or section 37) |
Number of cases |
GMHA |
Overview
Aims
Data on the use of Guardianship orders under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Includes yearly time series since 2003-04. The data is collected directly from councils in England, also known as ‘local authorities’ in this publication. Local authorities usually assume the role of the guardian.
Institution
NHS Digital
Geographic coverage - Nations
England;
Start date
2003
Minimum age at recruitment
16
Sample Size
380
Sample
Study design
Data return
Sample details
The data is collected directly from councils in England, also known as ‘local authorities’ in this publication. Local authorities usually assume the role of the guardian.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Local authorities
Sample size at most recent sweep
380 cases (opened, conntuining & clsoed) during most recent year
Data
Data Access
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/guardianship-under-the-mental-health-act-1983/1983-2018-19-2019-20--2020-21
Complementary Data
None
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
Notes
Related Measures
None,
Study Code
GMHA
Reference paper(s)
Funders
NHS Digital DoHSC