HL Deb 15 December 1997 vol 584 cc75-6WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many mentally disordered prisoners were transferred from prison to hospital under each of the relevant sections of the Mental Health Act 1983, in each year from 1982 to 1996.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Information on the number of restricted patients transferred from prison to hospital under Sections 47/49 and Sections 48/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983 is collected by my department:

Patients transferred after sentence(Section 47/49) Patients transferred before sentence(Section 48/49)
19821 69 17
19831 70 24
1984 83 46
1985 87 38
1986 84 53
1987 103 77
1988 94 82
1989 120 98
1990 145 180
1991 182 264
1992 227 378
1993 284 483
1994 249 536
1995 250 473
1996 265 481
1The provisions of the 1983 Act were implemented on 30 September 1983. Restricted patients transferred to hospital in 1982 and some of those transferred in 1983 were transferred under Sections 72/74 (after sentence) and 73/74 (before sentence) of the Mental Health Act 1959.