Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to enable the mutual sharing of prison and NHS mental health records between those two organisations.
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service does not hold clinical mental health records for prisoners. All clinical records, including on mental health are held by NHS providers. Information on individuals is shared between health providers and prison staff to promote safety and to protect life. I am please that NHS England is taking steps to improve the sharing of clinical records between custodial and community settings.