Admissions of Children to Approved Centres
Admissions of children to Approved Centres are notified to the Mental Health Commission. ‘‘Child’’ means a person under the age of 18 years other than a person who is or has been married; Section 25 Mental Health Act 2001.
**Purpose:** The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services.
Data on the admission of children to approved centres a
**Coverage:** National – all approved centres that admit children.
Collection started 01/11/2006 and is ongoing.
- Organization
- Mental Health Commission
- License
- Creative Commons CCZero
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Access Rights | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/RESTRICTED |
| Frequency | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL |
| Id | cbbf68d3-0896-47af-8668-21f47af48f0f |
| Identifier | NDC-0004 |
| Isopen | True |
| Issued | 2006-01-01 |
| License Id | cc-zero |
| License Title | Creative Commons CCZero |
| License Url | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero |
| Max Typical Age | 75 |
| Metadata Created | 2026-03-19T17:17:04.228932 |
| Metadata Modified | 2026-03-19T17:17:04.228935 |
| Min Typical Age | 0 |
| Modified | 2025-09-29 |
| Name | admissions-of-children-to-approved-centres-4 |
| Notes | Admissions of children to Approved Centres are notified to the Mental Health Commission. ‘‘Child’’ means a person under the age of 18 years other than a person who is or has been married; Section 25 Mental Health Act 2001. **Purpose:** The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services. Data on the admission of children to approved centres a **Coverage:** National – all approved centres that admit children. Collection started 01/11/2006 and is ongoing. |
| Num Resources | 0 |
| Num Tags | 5 |
| Number Of Records | 1447757 |
| Number Of Unique Individuals | 27889 |
| Private | False |
| Provenance | Data are extracted from medical charts or records in approved centres and submitted on a secure online system by clinicians or administrative with an individual user account. The secure online system is operated by MHC staff who also have individual user accounts. Data collection occurs when information is submitted to MHC by clinicians or administrative staff in approved centres. Staff in approved centres are required to submit this data within 7 days of admission to an approved centre and within 72 hours of discharge from an approved centre. |
| Title | Admissions of Children to Approved Centres |
| Type | dataset |
No history available for this dataset.