§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many people who have been(a) brought to trial and (b) involved in a trial as an accused person have in the past 20 years been excused from trial due to (i) physical and (ii) mental ill-health. [122079]
§ Jane KennedyThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, figures are available, from 1986 onwards, for defendants who have been found unfit to plead at the Crown court. They do not, however, take into account the nature of the defendant's illness.
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Year Found unfit to plead 1986 30 1987 30 1988 36 1989 93 1990 49 1991 36 1992 51 1993 1— 1994 1— 1995 32 1996 19
Year Found Unfit to plead 1997 38 1998 35 1999 34 1Reliable information unavailable due to the introduction of the Crown court IT System.