Mentally Disordered Offenders: Prisoners' Release

(asked on 2nd September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) serving, (b) not serving an IPP sentence have been released directly into the community from a secure hospital, since 2016.


Answered by
Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 9th September 2026

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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