HC Deb 13 November 2000 vol 356 cc542-3W
Dr. Brand

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted prisoners were transferred to private psychiatric hospitals in each of the last five years. [137289]

Mr. Boateng

The latest available information on the number of convicted prisoners transferred to private psychiatric hospitals under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 between 1995 to 1999 is as follows:

Number of convicted prisoners transferred to the care of private psychiatric hospitals, 1995 to 1999
Transfers1 to private psychiatric hospitals Total number of transfers1 Proportion transferred to private psychiatric hospitals (%)
1995 12 254 4.7
1996 23 268 8.6
1997 22 251 8.8
1998 15 258 5.8
1999 22 276 8.0
1 Transfers from Prison Service Establishments under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 including those subject to restrictions under section 49.