Involuntary Admission Activity (Adults)* (2017 template)
Under Section 33(3) of the Mental Health Act, 2001, the Mental Health Tribunals Division of the Mental Health Commission is responsible for establishing mental health tribunals for patients admitted on an involuntary basis. MHC collects demographic and clinical involuntary admission data, in relation to adults, in order to fulfil this statutory function.
**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 involuntary admissions of adults to approve
**Coverage:** National – all involuntary admissions to approved centres.
Health Category
Theme
Language
Access Rights
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- Organization
- Mental Health Commission
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Access Rights | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/RESTRICTED |
| Frequency | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL |
| Id | b5fced2c-c0fb-45e8-928a-111de80d86d4 |
| Identifier | NDC-0059 |
| Isopen | True |
| Issued | 2006-01-01 |
| License Id | cc-by |
| License Title | Creative Commons Attribution |
| License Url | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| Max Typical Age | 75 |
| Metadata Created | 2026-03-19T17:17:04.825886 |
| Metadata Modified | 2026-03-19T17:17:04.825889 |
| Min Typical Age | 18 |
| Modified | 2025-11-17 |
| Name | involuntary-admission-activity-adults-2017-template-59 |
| Notes | Under Section 33(3) of the Mental Health Act, 2001, the Mental Health Tribunals Division of the Mental Health Commission is responsible for establishing mental health tribunals for patients admitted on an involuntary basis. MHC collects demographic and clinical involuntary admission data, in relation to adults, in order to fulfil this statutory function. **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 involuntary admissions of adults to approve **Coverage:** National – all involuntary admissions to approved centres. |
| Num Resources | 0 |
| Num Tags | 3 |
| Number Of Records | 86240 |
| Number Of Unique Individuals | 168996 |
| Private | False |
| Provenance | A suite of statutory forms are used by centres approved under the Mental Health Act 2001 to notify the Commission of the required information relating to each involuntary patient. Information is held in their ‘System for Involuntary Admission and Tribunals’ (SIAT). |
| Title | Involuntary Admission Activity (Adults)* (2017 template) |
| Type | dataset |
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