HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 cc67-8W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to take to remove mentally disordered persons from prison.

Mr. Mellor

As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security said on 13 July, in reply to a question from the hon. Member, the Government expect to make an announcement soon about the implementation date for sections 35, 36 and 38 of the Mental Health Act 1983, which will enable the courts to order remands to hospital for reports

Metropolitan Police: police and civil staff strengths by District at end June. 1984
Commander Ch. Supt. Supt. Ch. Insp. Insp. Sergeant Constable
District Uniform CID Uniform CID Uniform CID Uniform CID Uniform CID Uniform CID Uniform CID Total police Civil Staff
A 1 — 5 1 4 — 8 3 33 4 98 13 659 22 851 185
B 1 — 5 1 4 2 9 3 28 12 104 32 642 54 897 96
C 1 — 5 1 4 3 7 3 35 10 98 25 629 44 865 114
D 2 — 4 2 4 1 8 3 29 8 110 30 660 54 915 136
E 1 — 4 1 4 1 9 3 29 9 103 30 614 45 853 94
F 1 — 4 1 3 — 8 3 27 5 81 16 495 34 678 94
G 1 — 3 1 4 2 6 4 24 6 76 25 529 46 727 95
H 1 — 4 1 2 — 7 4 27 6 80 24 513 37 706 106
J 1 — 5 2 4 — 9 4 39 6 132 27 715 53 997 168
K 1 — 5 1 6 2 11 5 40 11 152 33 883 61 1,211 219
L 1 — 5 1 5 1 11 4 38 11 110 34 712 67 1,000 135
M 1 — 4 1 4 1 8 3 30 8 116 25 683 50 934 158
N 1 — 3 1 3 2 6 2 23 5 92 21 521 38 718 95
P 1 — 4 1 4 2 12 4 38 9 137 26 858 68 1,164 132
Q 1 — 4 1 4 1 9 3 32 7 104 25 670 57 918 122
R 1 — 5 1 3 1 8 4 29 6 108 19 622 45 852 108
S 1 — 4 1 3 — 7 3 25 6 98 22 589 35 794 98
T 1 — 5 1 4 — 10 4 32 6 112 19 604 38 836 107
V 1 — 3 1 4 — 8 2 20 4 88 21 528 32 712 99
w 1 — 4 1 4 1 10 3 29 6 98 25 584 45 811 132
X 1 — 4 1 3 1 9 3 28 8 117 24 708 50 957 103
Y 1 — 7 1 3 1 10 4 37 7 140 23 765 65 1,064 170
Z 1 — 5 1 4 1 8 4 30 8 133 29 765 54 1,043 135
Airport 1 — 3 1 2 — 6 2 20 4 85 16 527 36 703 75
Total 25 — 104 26 89 23 204 80 722 172 2,572 584 15,475 1,130 21,206 2,976
Metropolitan Police: police and civil staff strengths of headquarters (including areas) at end June 1984
Police Uniformed CID Total
Commissioner 1 — 1
Deputy Commissioner 1 — 1
Assistant Commissioner 3 1 4
Deputy Assistant Commissioner 14 3 17
Commander 10 16 26
Chief Superintendent 37 45 82

or for treatment and to make interim hospital orders. An investigation of the reasons why some sentenced prisoners identified as suffering from mental disorder are not recommended for transfer is also in progress.

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