United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 24924
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
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7 May 2024
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13 May 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an imprisonment for a Public Protection sentence were held in secure hospitals at the start of the last 20 quarters.
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7 May 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an imprisonment for a Public Protection sentence were held in secure hospitals at the start of the last 20 quarters.
Source: Commons
13 May 2024
Answer
Under sections 47/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983, the Secretary of State may authorise by warrant the transfer of sentenced prisoners to a mental health hospital, where he is satisfied that the criteria for detention are met by the aforementioned Act. T...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-07/24924
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1716036
- uk · wq-1716036 · source updated 13 May 2024