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Recommendation 4
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Paragraph: 59
Establish clear support for mentally unwell prisoners remitted to prison from secure hospitals
Recommendation
Additionally, there are a small number of mentally unwell prisoners who are subsequently transferred to a secure mental hospital. For these prisoners, the process for post-tariff release is more complex, and we are not clear what support is offered to those who, after a period of treatment, are no longer deemed detainable under the Mental Health Act 1983, but do not go on to meet the Parole Board’s test for release, and are then transferred back to prison from the secure hospital. The MoJ, HMPPS and the Parole Board should set out what support is available to those prisoners who are remitted back to prison after a period of time spent under section in a secure hospital, and how they are supported to progress in their sentence.
Paragraph Reference:
59
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 February 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗