§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons charged with murder and subsequently found to have diminished responsibility under Section 2 of the Homicide Act have been released in the
Years detained 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total 1 1 2 3 2 — 1 10 During the same period, 31 offenders convicted of the same offence and detained in hospital under Part V of the
Years detained Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 8 1 4 7 1 2 1 — — — 1 31 I regret that figures for persons so convicted and sentenced to fixed terms of imprisonment are not readily available.