Sam Gyimah corrected a written answer on Prisoners: Mental Illness
David Hanson (Labour, Delyn) asked written question 8137 on 4 September 2017. Mr Sam Gyimah answered on 12 September 2017 for the Ministry of Justice, and Mr Sam Gyimah corrected the answer on 17 November 2017. The correction replaced 12 figures (1,011, 1,067, 1,173, 1004, 104, 106) with 7 figures (1,010, 1,061, 945, 953, 979, 980). Altogether 138 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (i) have been subsequently moved to a secure mental health hospital, (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years.
Original and corrected answer
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| The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 Male | 1011 | 881 | 884 | 994 | 1084 | 1067 | 1071 Female | 85 | 123 | 112 | 107 | 104 | 106 | 104 Total | 1096 | 1004 | 996 | 1101 | 1188 | 1173 | 1175 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Data on how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years is not collected centrally. We take the mental health of prisoners extremely seriously, which is why we have increased the support available to vulnerable offenders - especially during the first 24 hours in custody - and invested more in mental health awareness training for prison officers. We are putting more funding into prison safety and have embarked on major Prison Safety Programme, in order to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths and incidents of self-harm in our prisons. But we recognise that more can be done and continue to work in partnership with HMPPS, NHS England and Public Health England to improve mental health services for offenders at all points of the criminal justice system. | The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven yearsis set out below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 Total | 945 | 953 | 979 | 990 | 1,061 | 1,010 | 980 It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by gender; this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Data on how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years is not collected centrally. We take the mental health of prisoners extremely seriously, which is why we have increased the support available to vulnerable offenders - especially during the first 24 hours in custody - and invested more in mental health awareness training for prison officers. We are putting more funding into prison safety and have embarked on major Prison Safety Programme, in order to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths and incidents of self-harm in our prisons. But we recognise that more can be done and continue to work in partnership with HMPPS, NHS England and Public Health England to improve mental health services for offenders at all points of the criminal justice system. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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