§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally disordered persons were in prison department establishments on 31 December 1982; how many were in each prison; and what were the categories of the Mental Health Act 1959 into which they fell.
§ Mr. MellorInformation is set out below for 30 September 1982—the latest date for which figures are available—on the number of persons in prison department establishments whom prison medical officers considered to be mentally disordered within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1959.
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Establishment Total Mental Illness Severe Subnormality Subnormality Psychopathic Disorder Wormwood Scrubs 2 2 — — — Totals 286 210 1 24 51
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the throughput of mentally disordered prisoners in 1982 by sex and type of disorder; and if he will identify those who were juveniles and young offenders.
§ Mr. MellorThis information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally disordered prisoners were discharged during 1982.
§ Mr. MellorDuring the year from 1 October 1981 to 30 September 1982—the latest period for which figures are available—1,437 persons whom prison medical officers considered to be mentally disordered within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1959 left prison department custody. This figure included sentenced inmates who may have completed their sentence or been transferred to hospital and unsentenced inmates who may have been transferred to hospital, granted bail, acquitted, given a non-custodial sentence or made subject to a hospital order.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally disordered prisoners were discharged in 1982 with a form 726A being sent to a local authority.
§ Mr. MellorDuring the year ended 31 December 1982, the number of mentally disordered prisoners who were discharged from prison department custody with a form 726A being sent to a local authority was 28.