§ 77. Mr. Arnold Shawasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were: (a) the average, (b) the longest and (c) the shortest times taken by him to decide whether to accept a mental health review tribunal's decisions for discharge only in 1975 and 1976.
Mr. loan Evansasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were (a) the average, (b) the longest, and (c) the shortest times taken by him to
Tribunal advice for discharge received in 1975 1976 Number of recommendations received … … 21 17 Average time taken to reach a decision … … 10 weeks 4 days 10 weeks Longest time taken to reach a decision … … 39 weeks 1 day 45 weeks 3 days Shortest time taken to reach a decision … … 1 week 2 days 1 day