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Recommendation 31
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Paragraph: 98
Establish viable alternatives to eliminate prison as a place of safety by March 2022.
Recommendation
The Government must, as a matter of urgency, see through its proposal to establish viable alternatives so that prisons are no longer used as a place of safety under the Mental Health Act 1983. We recommend that the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Justice set a target to eliminate use of prison in this way by 31 March 2022 and monitor progress monthly towards this target in each NHS region in the meantime.
Paragraph Reference:
98
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 4 February 2022. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗