Prisoners: Females
(asked on 12th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many women in prison were sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years.
This question was answered on 20th January 2023
Under sections 47/49 and 48/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983, the Secretary of State may authorise by warrant the transfer of female prisoners to a secure hospital, where he is satisfied that the criteria for detention are met.
The number of women prisoners transferred to hospital in each of the last five years are:
2021 – 184
2020 - 181
2019 - 213
2018 - 192
2017 – 180
The data for 2022 are not currently available, they are due for publication later this year.