Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983

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Legislation giving police officers the power to remove, from a place other than where they live, someone who they believe to be suffering from a mental disorder and in need of immediate care and control, and take them to a place of safety; for example, a health or social care facility, or the home of a relative or friend.

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