FOI Mental Health 999 calls (0719-2024/25)

Request
Please provide, from November 2020 up until the most current month available at the point of production, the following: 

Q1. The number of mental health related 999 calls your force received.
Q2. The number of mental health related 999 calls to which your force responded.
Q3. Detainments under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Q4. Additionally, if available, please provide for the same period the above split by the county in which the incident occurred (As per your clarification email dated 13 August 2024 the number of mental health related 999 calls received, the number attended, and the number of Section 136 detainments).

If monthly totals are not available, please provide annual totals instead. If the whole period requested is not available, please instead provide figures from the earliest point available up until the most recent at the point of production.

Q5. Additionally, has your force introduced Right Care, Right Person as a policy
Q6. If so, when was it introduced? If not, are any plans for it to be introduced?

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.  

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of mental health related 999 calls received in the period 1 November 2020 to 30 November 2024, broken down by calendar month. 

Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of mental health related 999 calls attended in the period 1 November 2020 to 30 November 2024, broken down by calendar month. 

Q3, 4 5 & 6. I have decided to exempt disclosure of this information under Sections 21 and 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). Please see exemption explanation below.

In relation to Q3 & 4, Information to 31 March 2023 can be accessed using the following link:

Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) - GOV.UK.

Information from 1 April 2023 to 30 November 2024 is intended for future publication.

In relation to Q5 and 6, the information you have requested is published on the North Yorkshire Police website under the following link:

‘Right Care, Right Person’ to be rolled-out from 31 January 2023 | North Yorkshire Police

Exemption Explanation

Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.

Section 22 – Information Intended for Future Publication
Section 22 is a qualified exemption and as such is subject to a public interest test. This means that North Yorkshire Police have identified the exemption and have considered whether the public interest in not disclosing the information outweighed the public interest test in disclosing the information.

Although there is a public interest in knowing the details of FOI requests as this leads to greater transparency, Section 22 allows for circumstances when it is reasonable and correct for public authorities to delay the provision of information until it is made generally available through publication.

Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to your request.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.