Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many mental health patients under 18 years of age were placed in a hospital or unit more than 10 miles from their residence in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024 to date.

This information is not held in the format requested, as data on active out of area placements is not categorised by age.