§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what evidence there is of the effectiveness of the current policy of providing medium secure units for mentally abnormal offenders.
§ Mr. MoyleNo regional secure psychiatric units as such have yet been established, though all regional health authorities have been asked to provide them as a matter of priority, and some interim secure psychiatric facilities are in opera-368W tion. We intend to monitor the effectiveness of regional secure psychiatric units when they are established.