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Mentally Disordered Offenders

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 July 2026UIN 14928

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Table 8 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales, 2025 release, published on 30 April 2026, of the 297 restricted patients recalled to hospital following conditional discharge, h

Answered by Jake Richards

Of the 297 recalls of restricted patients to hospital following conditional discharge published in Table 7 (not Table 8), (a) 66 were discharged by the Secretary of State and (b) 231 by the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health).

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