§ 24. Mr. COMPTONasked the Home Secretary whether there exists any Court of Appeal for the inmates of the criminal asylum at Broadmoor similar to the Court of Criminal Appeal provided for prisoners; and, if not, will this question be included in the terms of reference for the Royal Commission on Lunacy?
Mr. HENDERSONNo, Sir. A verdict of guilty but insane is technically a verdict of acquittal from which no appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal can lie. The proper authority to consider representations with respect to such a case is the Home Secretary. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative. Questions of criminal responsibility are, I understand, outside the scope of the Royal Commission on Lunacy.
§ Mr. MILLSWould it be possible for the Home Secretary to take one representative case, such as the person named True, and examine whether or not this man is in a fit condition to be tried for 568 his crime, in view of the newspaper statement as to his activities recently?