HC Deb 24 November 1967 vol 754 cc444-5W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are at present detained in institutions as being unfit to plead; and how long, respectively, they have been so detained.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The latest information available is as follows:

NUMBER OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO DETENTION IN HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN CONSEQUENCE OF BEING FOUND INSANE ON ARRAIGNMENT UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE CRIMINAL LUNATICS ACT 1800, OR UNDER DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (INSANITY) Act 1964
Number of persons
Number of years detained Male Female
48 1
47 1 1
45 1
44 1
42 1 1
40 1
39 2 2
38 2 1
37 1
36 1
35 1
34 1
33 3
32 1 1
31 1 2
30 1 4
29 1
28 2
27 2 1
26 2 2
25 5 4
24 4 2
23 3
22 11 2
21 10 1
20 9 2
19 7 3
18 13 1
17 13 3
16 10 2
15 17 1
14 10 4
13 20 1
12 16 1
11 15 3
10 9 7
9 18 1
8 23 6
7 20 6
6 16 4
5 22 6
4 19 1
3 18 6
2 21 2
1 21 1
Less than 1 23 1
Total 399 87